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

That puts pressure on Nvidia to again post market-busting earnings—and heaps expectation on pretty much every other major player in the AI ecosystem.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The site of the fire is still screened off behind white plastic sheets, but in front of it are heaps of flowers and soft toys at a shrine that keeps growing.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

In another, heaps of stained cloth, bent nails, and bones had been sorted into even piles.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros