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.
Examples of pile in in a Sentence
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The previous night’s dishes were still piled in the sink and on the counter.
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Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
China’s automakers are piling in to take advantage of Tesla Inc.’s recent price hike and defend against Xiaomi Corp.’s disruptive market entry, offering sweeteners such as subsidies and coupons to lure would-be car buyers.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024
The baguettes and boules, piled in a bakery window, do seem pointedly rubbery — the props of a Potemkin prosperity.
—Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Suitcases and duffel bags are piled in every corner.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
If the shallows in your local water feature some rocks and vegetation, odds increase that the perch are piled in.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
But Albom, eight volunteers and his wife Janine piled in anyway.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Both individuals and institutional investors are piling in—asset managers now have roughly one-fifth of their portfolios in money-market funds, State Street data show.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
In the morning, my wife and I took a saw to the water lines feeding the upstairs baseboard heaters and tossed them into a pile in the backyard.
—Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Peter C. Baker, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2024
China’s automakers are piling in to take advantage of Tesla Inc.’s recent price hike and defend against Xiaomi Corp.’s disruptive market entry, offering sweeteners such as subsidies and coupons to lure would-be car buyers.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 1 Apr. 2024
The baguettes and boules, piled in a bakery window, do seem pointedly rubbery — the props of a Potemkin prosperity.
—Sophia Nguyen, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Suitcases and duffel bags are piled in every corner.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
If the shallows in your local water feature some rocks and vegetation, odds increase that the perch are piled in.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
But Albom, eight volunteers and his wife Janine piled in anyway.
—Gabe Gutierrez, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
Both individuals and institutional investors are piling in—asset managers now have roughly one-fifth of their portfolios in money-market funds, State Street data show.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
In the morning, my wife and I took a saw to the water lines feeding the upstairs baseboard heaters and tossed them into a pile in the backyard.
—Tik Root, Grist, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Pile in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20in. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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