heaps
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Uncollected garbage rotted in heaps, and people cued outside of bakeries for their daily government ration of bread.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
His wife Jean died in 2009 at the age of 62, decades after she was exposed to asbestos when walking past heaps of the material resembling "the white cliffs of Dover" as a child.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
That puts pressure on Nvidia to again post market-busting earnings—and heaps expectation on pretty much every other major player in the AI ecosystem.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
It also heaps green industrial-policy mandates on the rest of the auto supply chain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
After the Japanese seize all the garbage trucks, trash collects in enormous heaps on the roadway.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
