mount up
Example Sentences
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She said having the option at your fingertips made life easier, but the debt "could easily and quickly mount up" so she had managed her finances carefully to avoid falling into a spiral.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
As capital punishment’s problems mount up, governors in states like Alabama, Arizona, Ohio, Oregon, and Tennessee have commuted death sentences, stopped executions entirely, and/or launched investigations into the death penalty system.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2023
LACMA’s loss and the Huntington’s gain mount up.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
By mid-December the number of dead cranes began to mount up and avian flu was identified as the cause.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021
The money in the shoebox began to mount up.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
