pile

Example Sentences

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Employers won’t qualify if they pile a worker’s savings into crypto or funds that charge high fees for low risk-adjusted returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

You cease to have a big pile of cash in your account, and instead you have an income for life.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

At a pagoda in the suburb of Amarapura, a statue of a reclining Buddha emerges from a carefully arranged pile of brick rubble, its face respectfully cleaned.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Seve has let the detritus of life pile up around him — literally — with delivery packages and plastic-wrapped clothes overrunning his tiny Baltimore apartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Cassie handed you a pile of pamphlets describing community clubs and teams.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith