piling on

Example Sentences

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And the company is piling on debt to keep that spending going, weakening its balance sheet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Though Suryakumar was striking above 250, his departure flicked a switch for India, with Hardik and Varma piling on 84 runs in the final 5.1 overs, including seven sixes.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Adding reliever Edwin Díaz and outfielder Kyle Tucker, frankly, is just piling on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Among equity markets, Seoul was the best performer, piling on more than five percent, having dropped a similar amount Monday.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

But she knew—just as one knows when piling on one final block that the tower will fall—she knew they couldn’t make it.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson