pileup
Example Sentences
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And so there has been a pileup of ignominy referred to a busier-than-ever Ethics Committee.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
The California Highway Patrol responded to the vehicle pileup at 7:34 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
A Jan. 31 pileup involved 59 cars with 10 people needing hospitalization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
In my family, birthdays arrive in a cheerful pileup.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
At one end of the cove, an enormous pileup of wreckage from years of storms provided a steady supply of firewood: block and tackle, hatch gratings, spars, masts, lockers.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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