heaps
Example Sentences
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The buildings collapsed into heaps, exposing thick layers of styrofoam that had been used as mortar between slabs of concrete.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Chile imports more sulfuric acid than any other country and uses it to leach copper from huge heaps of ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Bumrah has only been hit for three sixes across the entire tournament and his miserly economy rate heaps pressure onto the remaining 16 overs of a match.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Shares currently fetch just 17-times future earnings for the current fiscal year—cheap for a company with a solid streaming audience and heaps of valuable intellectual property.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
From a distance, these piles look like heaps of regular garbage bags.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
