heaps
Example Sentences
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“It’s hell,” said a taxi driver named Pedro as he drove past heaps of garbage rotting in the streets because there is not enough gas for trash trucks.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
Bumrah has only been hit for three sixes across the entire tournament and his miserly economy rate heaps pressure onto the remaining 16 overs of a match.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 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
She chopped up old termite mounds and used the clay to make pots, firing them in heaps of coals.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
