make a pile

Example Sentences

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In the richest country in the world, sevens offers the chance to win Olympic gold, not to make a pile of silver.

From The Guardian • Feb. 28, 2019

There is a good chance that Ross Stripling, Alex Wood, Julio Urias and Jose De Leon will make a pile of starts for the team next year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2016

Yes, if your company succeeds, you will make a pile of cash.

From Forbes • Aug. 8, 2015

"I’m disturbed by the fact that you get someone who wants to make a pile of money and doesn’t give a damn about the safety or the purity," he told The Guardian at the time.

From The Verge • Jul. 15, 2015

And she wanted me to make a pile of any newspapers I could find from before Lynn died, so she could always remember what was going on in the world when Lynn passed.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata