Example Sentences

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The monuments are of all types, including prehistoric burial mounds, Roman forts, early Christian carved stones and industrial mills.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Despite mounds of evidence to the contrary, I just can’t bring myself to believe they have all the ingredients to become just the third franchise in baseball history to three-peat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The research was prompted by the appearance of circular mounds on the dried lakebed in Farmington Bay over recent years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

At the foot of the walled hill the way ran under the shadow of many mounds, high and green.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien