After years of hard work and smart decisions, she finally finds herself at the top of the pile in the company.

The politician's speech was nothing but a pile of crap.

He had to clear out the attic, which was full of piles of crap left by the previous tenants.

After months of submissions, she finally found a gem in the slush pile.

After the storm, the sidewalks were littered with slush piles that froze into hazardous ruts.

Volunteers spent the afternoon reorganizing the oddly stacked Zamboni piles in the arena's rear bay.

The engineers inspected the aging atomic piles before the scheduled decommissioning.

The conservator identified the fragment as genuine three-pile, the finest and most costly velvet with an exceptionally fine, thick pile.

At the museum, the restored Zamboni pile was displayed with explanatory notes about its silver and zinc foil discs and paper separators.

At the festival, the acrobats formed muscular piles to represent strength and solidarity.