How to Use mound in a Sentence

mound

1 of 2 noun

• Chase Silseth replaced Suarez on the mound for the bulk of the game.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
• Marsh had yet to prove it on the mound, but that didn’t take long.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• Gives us a 2-0 lead there in the second with one of the best pitchers around on the mound.
  — Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 16 Mar. 2024
• The hilly mound of an island rises out of the calm waters of the lake.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2024
• He’s made 142 MLB appearances but has yet to take the mound for the Dodgers.
  — Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 9 Apr. 2024
• Meanwhile, the Tigers will have Matthew Boyd on the mound on Monday.
  — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2023
• The Rangers tacked on two more runs, taking a 5-0 lead, with Englert on the mound in the seventh.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2023
• Brandon Williamson is scheduled to start on the mound for the Reds on Monday.
  — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 26 June 2023
• But now, with Urías’ return on the horizon, the Dodgers will have a rare surplus on the mound.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2023
• While that may be a badge of honor on the mound, that grimy peak may not look as good in the bleachers.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2024
• But on the mound, the Angels’ two-way star wasn’t as successful.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
• To get to the glacier from the road, his students walk across mounds of white tarps, stretched around an ice cave carved for tourists.
  — George Steinmetz Catherine Porter, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
• They are slated to send Ross Stripling to the mound Sunday with a chance for a series sweep.
  — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2023
• With Kyle Gibson on the mound, the Orioles hope to win their eighth straight series.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Sep. 2023
• Rodriguez took the mound for his third outing against the Rays this season.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
• Verlander has struggled to stay on the mound this year.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
• Both the plate and the salad come with small triangles of pita, the perfect amount for the mound of meat.
  — Sharon Hoffmann, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• They’ll be dispatched as players head into the dugout or walk from the bullpen to the pitcher’s mound.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2023
• Yet they’re known for humping branches, leaves, mounds of dirt, and rocks.
  — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• With the Dodgers trailing, 7-1, in the third inning, Alston walked to the mound to remove Drysdale.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• But that doesn’t mean the organization doesn’t have some prospects to watch in the minors, both on the mound and at the plate.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2023
• In that case, Ohtani could be part of the solution, as he is expected to return to the mound in 2025.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• Trace Bright started on the mound, giving up one run on two hits in 5 1/3 innings.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2023
• McConnell was unfazed on the mound until the sixth inning rolled around.
  — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 2 June 2023
• Ohtani’s start on the mound Wednesday was his first in two weeks after giving his arm rest.
  — oregonlive, 24 Aug. 2023
• In the math station, for instance, kids measure the length of bats and the distance between home plate and the pitchers’ mound.
  — Katie Knight, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• To get ready for his big moment on the mound, Pitino practiced a bit earlier in the day.
  — Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 14 June 2023
• Started from seed, this type of sedum is a vigorous grower, forming a tidy mound with strong, flop-free stems.
  — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
• Jordan Oocumma grew up hearing stories of the mound.
  — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
• The water continues to freeze and eventually builds up a mound that can reach upwards of 20 feet.
  — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Jan. 2026

mound

2 of 2 verb

• He mounded the food onto his plate.
• To serve, mound some of the warm beans on the bread slices on a platter.
  — Jill Wendholt Silva, charlotteobserver, 22 Dec. 2017
• To serve, mound the warm sprouts on a plate and drizzle the aioli over top.
  — Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
• Tear the bread into 1-inch pieces and mound them on the baking sheet.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2021
• If the dough is cracking, mound it into a ball and roll out again.
  — Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Nov. 2020
• Use a mix of 50 percent peat moss and 50 percent pine bark mulch to mound around the root balls.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2018
• Use a mix of 50 percent peat moss and 50 percent pine bark mulch to mound around the root balls.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• Two weeks before harvest, tie the tops together, and mound soil up to the base of the leaves.
  — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2017
• The simplest method is to mound shredded leaves or bark mulch around the base of the plant to about 12 inches or so.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2021
• Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan and mound the mussels in the center.
  — SFChronicle.com, 16 Sep. 2020
• Grasp the corners of the parchment and pull them toward the center to mound the granola in a pile.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Mar. 2021
• To serve, mound the quinoa on each plate, top with a fish fillet, spoon some of the pan juices over the quinoa and fish, and add a lemon wedge.
  — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
• Austin slammed his bat to the ground and headed to the pitchers mound to go after Kelly.
  — Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 11 Apr. 2018
• Use an ice cream scoop to fill and mound up the stuffing in muffin tins, removing the bay leaf.
  — Carrie Knauer, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 Nov. 2019
• Mulch around plants to help conserve moisture, but don’t let the mulch mound around stems or trunks; that can lead to crown rot.
  — Debbie Arrington, sacbee.com, 30 June 2017
• Spoon the batter into the pan, mounding it slightly down the center.
  — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019
• Spoon the batter into the pan, mounding it lightly down the center.
  — Lisa Yockelson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2023
• Divide the filling between the two shells; using a fork, gently mix it with the strands and mound it up high.
  — Atlanta Life, ajc, 12 Jan. 2018
• Another way to get a denser, softly mounded cream is to use a jar.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 June 2019
• That’s why [the coat] is mounded onto a very slender structured base.
  — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 24 Aug. 2017
• Of course the pitchers mound to home plate, and the bases and all that are the same, but the field configurations were different.
  — Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023
• Although the park is fenced and mounded, the public is invited in through breaks in the fence and by the landscape itself.
  — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, 31 July 2019
• Cubes of blue cheese, goat cheese and Parmigiano Reggiano were mounded around a small ramekin of honey.
  — Anna Caplan, star-telegram, 1 Mar. 2018
• Kris thinks the perfectly mounded, small plants are the best-looking ones to landscape with.
  — Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Apr. 2020
• Just don’t mound mulch up directly against the plant’s stems or trunk, which invites diseases and pests.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 2 Aug. 2021
• When the shoots reach 10 to 12 inches tall, use a hoe or shovel to scoop soil from between rows and mound it against the plants, burying the stems halfway.
  — Doug Hall, Good Housekeeping, 21 May 2020
• DeGrom placed his hand on his hip and walked back to the pitchers mound after Calhoun’s single.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
• Fill each pepper half with dip until slightly mounded.
  — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
• If containers are too large to move indoors or to a sheltered location, mound mulch around the pot and wrap it in a heavy blanket or burlap.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
• Place apple mixture on top of cranberries, mounding slightly in center; push down any sharp apple edges.
  — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025