piles
Example Sentences
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"They're herbivores, so they feed on lots of different vegetation, so you'll often see piles of sticks with the bark chewed off."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
“If you’re gardening or working around wood piles or bushes, check the area first,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Animals were often cooked and eaten, and their bones discarded in waste piles where exposure to heat and weather gradually breaks down genetic material.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
Companies could also field questions about whether, or how, they might get refunds on the piles of money they’ve paid in import taxes over the past year.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 22, 2026
The merchants rushed to pull their own goods from the piles.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
