piles

Example Sentences

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Proponents of the bill said it offers consumers a cheaper alternative that would mitigate rising gasoline prices, while stimulating demand for the piles of corn grown by U.S. farmers in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Bicycle parts were of particular interest, hence the tented “bike shops,” with piles of disassembled parts, so common in L.A. encampments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

They showed videos of their homes before and photos of the piles of rubble after.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The shops are hard to distinguish among the piles of nylon, polyester and silk, but each owner and seller had a similar story.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Dead-looking grapevines and blackbirds and junk piles and bugs, that’s it.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones