mound

Example Sentences

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She wasn’t just a motionless mound withering away under the blankets on her bed.

From Literature

It’s been hard for me to accept that I’ll never again get to work alongside him, crafting another canoe, or tackling his mounds of paperwork.

From Literature

The rising sun was quickly burning off the fog, and if Clare squinted his one good eye, the mounds of trash almost looked like the rolling hills of a multicolored countryside.

From Literature

The former broker said ants could also be harvested by gently disturbing the mound and collecting them as they tried to escape.

From BBC

At home, I keep it rustic and dollop generous mounds of meringue onto lined baking trays, then use the back of a teaspoon to shape them.

From The Wall Street Journal