in construction

phrase

: having a job that involves building things

"What do you do for a living?" "I'm in construction."

Examples of in construction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The biggest gains were in health care, adding 17,000 jobs, while there was a slight growth in construction and manufacturing jobs. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

An Ecuadorian immigrant, Mesias Lojano worked hard in construction to build a life for his wife, their six children and four grandchildren. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Her other McCormack piece was considerably simpler in construction, though hardly smaller in scale. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

If that’s the case, convincing kids to consider a career in construction might not be our biggest problem. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in construction

• coproduction
• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• postproduction
• preconstruction
• preproduction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction