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'erect' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'erect' with 10 example sentences.


erect adjective

: of sexual organs; stiff and rigid

: upright in position or posture

erect verb

: construct, build, or erect

: cause to rise up


  • The Berlin wall was erected in 1961.
  • A monument was erected in memory of the deceased.
  • Caesar erected a golden statue of Cleopatra.
  • Sit erect and sit still.
  • We have erected thirty benches on the walking trails around our village.
  • Churches were erected all over the island.
  • This monument was erected in February, 1985.
  • This statue was erected ten years ago.
  • That building was erected five years ago, I think.
  • Ned held the flag erect.
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