piling on

Example Sentences

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To cope, airlines are trimming their schedules and piling on fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There were also gains elsewhere in the region, with Tokyo piling on 1.9 percent, while Taipei jumped more than two percent.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

City are also used to piling on the pressure before their title rivals play.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Adding reliever Edwin Díaz and outfielder Kyle Tucker, frankly, is just piling on.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Her mind was a flurry of worries, each one piling on top of the next.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton