Example Sentences

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He said it could be "demoralising" for the team when they were faced with mounds of rubbish but that most people did take their litter home with them.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Outflow channels on Mars are often associated with so-called chaotic terrain, landscapes filled with broken blocks, ridges, and irregular mounds of rock.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Over weeks, a thick crust of salt forms, which the workers break and stack into mounds.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Flies buzzed over the growing mounds of trash.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

At one shop pilaus were being sold, mounds of saffron rice on buttered plantain leaves, glistening with ghee and garnished with red chillies and curling strips of fried onion.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya