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

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

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

I race through the flames, not caring which direction, just away from the heat and smoke and ash and burning, across the dirt, through heaps of leaves, up over rocks.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz