piling

Example Sentences

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The idea is that the all-important shipping route for global energy supplies will remain effectively shut until the economic costs of its closure—including higher oil prices and accelerating inflation—start piling up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

A long way from piling up leaflets as a toddler.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

AT&T shares were up about 5% for the year through Friday’s close, rising thanks to solid earnings report and investors piling into safer dividend stocks.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

When delays start piling up and patients become upset, employee burnout and even errors may be more likely to happen.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

He was starting to feel words piling up inside him, crowding his lungs, forcing out all the air.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies