piled

Example Sentences

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Every summer, we celebrate tomatoes in their freshest form: sliced onto sandwiches, layered into caprese salads, piled onto toast.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Riley said delays caused by the city and neighbor lawsuits have helped spiral costs upwards, because construction costs have climbed in recent years and interest on a pre-development loan has piled up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The Kospi piled on more than three percent, while Taipei added almost two percent, with Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Manila and Wellington also up.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Now,  this weekend, to the horror of Downing Street, even the vice president of the United States has piled in.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He looked around the market in wonder: there were dozens of fruit stalls, with barrows piled with giant plums the size of watermelons and tiny oranges the size of his thumbnail.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell