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

Warner recommends checking outdoor areas carefully before gardening or reaching into brush or firewood piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Vandier said AI is turning military intelligence analysis from a task of groping in darkness for targets to one of sifting through piles of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Nearly three months on, the building still carries the attack in its bones: insurers picking through debris, piles of glass heaped by the entrance, the auditorium a burnt-out shell.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Me and Kermit had dug through steaming piles of garbage from one side of Key West to the other, looking for milk cans.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm