heaps
Example Sentences
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Chile imports more sulfuric acid than any other country and uses it to leach copper from huge heaps of ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
And heaps of trash, some of which blocked sidewalks and some of which spilled off curbs and into streets.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
It’s generating heaps of free cash by focusing on pricey trucks and sport-utility vehicles.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 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
We fill supermarket cases with their flesh, all slick and gleaming on heaps of ice.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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