piles

Example Sentences

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"But reefs aren't just piles of shells or skeletons," says Dr. Esquivel-Muelbert.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“If you’re gardening or working around wood piles or bushes, check the area first,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

It is also squeezing Gulf producers who still depend heavily on oil revenue and forcing difficult decisions to shut down oil fields as crude piles up with nowhere to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Field voles, hedgehogs and other ground‑nesting species rely on dense vegetation, leaf piles and scrub for shelter during the colder months.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The trees and other plants—estimated to total almost 3 million cubic feet of radioactive litter—lay in massive brush piles on the plant grounds, held in place by heavy sheets of white plastic.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland