piles

Example Sentences

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“If you’re gardening or working around wood piles or bushes, check the area first,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

It is also squeezing Gulf producers who still depend heavily on oil revenue and forcing difficult decisions to shut down oil fields as crude piles up with nowhere to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

David Wall, who has lived on the street for 44 years, said the piles of dumped black bags had contained dirty nappies, food waste and even a dead rat which caused a ghastly smell.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

There are piles of clothes everywhere—folded on top of the washer and dryer, on the floor, and scattered around the room in white plastic baskets.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy