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

Though Suryakumar was striking above 250, his departure flicked a switch for India, with Hardik and Varma piling on 84 runs in the final 5.1 overs, including seven sixes.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Fig’s empty food dish stared at me from the floor, piling on more pangs of guilt.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas