heaped

Example Sentences

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One of the most staggering is simply pollution: a jungle riverbank heaped with trashed tires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But he heaped special scorn on Gorsuch and Barrett.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 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

Wales captain Dewi Lake also heaped praise on his side after their thrashings by England and France.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

A new pile of lumber was heaped inside, five or six lengths of good, seasoned white pine planking, appearing out of nowhere.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck