piled
Example Sentences
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Patrons— families with young children, groups of chattering friends, couples on dates, and solo diners—sit at green picnic tables, their plates piled with food.
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My words piled up in my throat like useless bricks, sealing off my ability to say what needed to be said.
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Back then, traders piled into coffee contracts—betting the price would go up—after an Agriculture Department report warned of a coffee-supply shortage.
It was during that tenure—as Gonzaga piled up 15 conference titles and a pair of Final Four appearances—that Lloyd learned the value of consistency.
He piled on runs in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy in November 2023, then carried that form into a quadrangular series later that month, representing India Under-19 against England and Bangladesh.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.