piles

Example Sentences

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Looking for the piles of pens that once adorned Plath’s grave didn’t help; it is now blanketed in planted flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Putting out shallow dishes of water, log piles, plant pollinator friendly plants were some of the steps we at home can make to facilitate hedgehogs.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

BIRMINGHAM, England—The neighborhood around Harris Hussein’s barbershop in this once thriving industrial city is marked by potholes and strewn with piles of uncollected trash.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As for Apollo, the alternative asset manager raised piles of fresh capital, grew its fees, and upped its dividend in the March quarter.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

I ask Camille, who’s crouched over an unzipped suitcase, rummaging through piles of clothing.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller