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
Empty plastic bottles pile up on the kerbs of its potholed streets.
From Barron's • May 20, 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
The line of students was beginning to pile up behind them, so they pushed ahead, finally throwing themselves into two open seats a few rows behind the girls they were admiring.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
