piling on

Example Sentences

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To cope, airlines are trimming their schedules and piling on fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Twenty-eight minutes gone at the Stade de France and Scotland are piling on the pressure in the home 22.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Adding reliever Edwin Díaz and outfielder Kyle Tucker, frankly, is just piling on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Among equity markets, Seoul was the best performer, piling on more than five percent, having dropped a similar amount Monday.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

They flew to a piling on the dock, and then to a roof of a warehouse.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey