piles

Example Sentences

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Companies could also field questions about whether, or how, they might get refunds on the piles of money they’ve paid in import taxes over the past year.

From MarketWatch

It has already been a wild winter in the eastern U.S., with record snowfall and frigid temperatures that have kept piles of snow from melting since the last major winter storm in late January.

From The Wall Street Journal

For those of us in the greater Northeast, frigid temperatures, subzero wind chills and high piles of snow that have now turned into thick blocks of ice remain relentless.

From Salon

They have battled to keep their windows, patios and cars clean - and they have been unable to hang out their washing as piles of soot would gather on anything in their gardens.

From BBC

Residents dug through piles of debris, planks and corrugated metal to repair their makeshift homes.

From Barron's