Example Sentences

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The garbage was accumulating a little too fast.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Among her financial coups was accumulating devalued U.S. currency, the original greenbacks, issued during the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

According to the victims' lawyers, BHP was aware that toxic sludge was accumulating at at the facility in Minas Gerais state north of Rio de Janeiro at rates that far exceeded the annual limit.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

She and other relatives of the dead said official indifference was evident from the early weeks of 2011, when unclaimed luggage was accumulating at bus depots in Mexican border towns.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2024

A thick layer of snow was accumulating on our blankets.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel