pile in
phrasal verb
piled in; piling in; piles in
of a group of people, animals, etc.
: to move into a place or vehicle quickly
She parked the van and we all piled in.
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Its 380-pound capacity will keep you in good shape even when the grandkids pile in with you.
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Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Her family of eight piled in – freshly dressed and coiffed, from her 9-month-old grandson to her 79-year-old father – for a hair-rising ride through traffic back to the darkening square.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
There was a pile in one corner of large rubber respirators, but none of the men was using them.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
But when additional electrons pile in, the magnetic arrangement becomes unstable, and the whole population starts to flow freely.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Her family of eight piled in – freshly dressed and coiffed, from her 9-month-old grandson to her 79-year-old father – for a hair-rising ride through traffic back to the darkening square.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
There was a pile in one corner of large rubber respirators, but none of the men was using them.
—Daniel Stone, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
But when additional electrons pile in, the magnetic arrangement becomes unstable, and the whole population starts to flow freely.
—Charlie Wood, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pile in
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“Pile in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20in. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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