piles
Example Sentences
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Some witnessed the collapse of the towers, while others searched through piles of debris for human remains.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
The area is littered with massive piles of shells called middens, left by indigenous groups who ate the river’s wild oysters for more than a thousand years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
When Victoria Gordon arrives at a client's house, she can be met with huge piles of clothes, stacks of unwashed dishes and badly blocked toilets.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
"The sheets I laid, the quilts I covered, and the clothes I wore were all covered with piles of patches," said Xu.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
My shoes were stained green, I couldn’t smell anything but fresh-cut grass, and I dreamed about endless lawns and enormous piles of clippings.
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
