piling
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
While plenty of investors are piling into technology stocks, sharp market swings mean the bets don't always pay off, with prices often moving on every major headline.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Riley, who was in his first head coaching job at Oklahoma, got the better of Patterson in each of their four meetings, piling up at least 498 total yards each time out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Before the war, Hormuz carried around a fifth of the world's oil and LNG exports, and prices have repeatedly surged since the dispute over the waterway erupted, piling economic and political pressure on Washington.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ultimately it’s better for the environment if clothes get a new life through a preloved section, rather than piling up in a landfill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Daddy was piling buckets onto the truck from the lean-to where they’d been stored, upside down, all winter.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
For outdoor adventure enthusiasts, there is also a new dock with concrete pilings, boat and jet ski lifts, and vinyl bulkhead that are situated on a 75 x 160 waterfront lot.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
About 300 pilings were destroyed, with some barnacle-covered beams turning up in the Monterey Harbor, 25 miles south.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
We were driving the pilings, and at that time of year, the wind was pretty stiff.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
To stabilize early buildings in Boston, wood pilings were driven into waterlogged earth where groundwater preserved the structures.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2024
I could hear the faint thud as the bow hit the pilings.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
