heaps

Example Sentences

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“It’s hell,” said a taxi driver named Pedro as he drove past heaps of garbage rotting in the streets because there is not enough gas for trash trucks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Galthie has a dream team but heaps of pressure, too.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

To prepare for the first service since the disaster, the church had to remove towering heaps of mud that had been washed inside.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

It also heaps green industrial-policy mandates on the rest of the auto supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

They hunt through heaps of rubble, eating what they find.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell