pile up
Example Sentences
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Maybe they receive interest or dividends and let the proceeds pile up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Empty plastic bottles pile up on the kerbs of its potholed streets.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
But data from last month showed apparel makers appeared to relent, as costs from the Iran war and the U.S.-led trade war pile up.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
There’s a reason black beans tend to pile up in the pantry.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
The Circle’s full of people milling around, wailing, or just sitting and letting the snow pile up around them.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
