pile up
Example Sentences
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The vulnerability was real, but the larger lesson was mostly missed: organizations let technical debt pile up until a deadline turns it into a crisis.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
There’s a reason black beans tend to pile up in the pantry.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
To truly expand their place on the map, though, the Greens would love not just to pile up the number of seats but to take control of individual councils in London.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
But if tickets pile up, violators risk getting their vehicles booted by security, leaving them the shame of having to ask a manager to call and get their tires released.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
There she had arranged her headquarters and begun to pile up all the things she was preparing for her daughter’s arrival.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
