pile up
Example Sentences
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But data from last month showed apparel makers appeared to relent, as costs from the Iran war and the U.S.-led trade war pile up.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
There’s a reason black beans tend to pile up in the pantry.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
To truly expand their place on the map, though, the Greens would love not just to pile up the number of seats but to take control of individual councils in London.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
Yet as the story progresses, the unnamed author’s detours and digressions pile up, and Bernadette’s actual adventures begin to feel like an afterthought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
There she had arranged her headquarters and begun to pile up all the things she was preparing for her daughter’s arrival.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
