piling

Example Sentences

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Retail investors have been piling into the meme stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

While they still seem to be piling into leveraged exchange-traded funds, trading on margin and in options is beginning to slow.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

The lack of fuel has paralysed large sectors of the economy, including rubbish collection, leading to piles of garbage piling up in city streets.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Let’s also say the tower of pennies stays intact as you keep piling them higher and higher until they reach a million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

When he looked behind him the boy was trudging through snow half way to his knees gathering limbs and piling them in his arms.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy