Example Sentences

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But Sharon Bates, from the school trust, says jobs were "stacking up" in the final year of the contract, despite repeated requests for repairs.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

But a deputy early on warned him his ideas were stacking up and becoming a distraction for his team, saying: You have enough ideas per minute, per day to destroy Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

The wins were stacking up, the energy was good and Detmers’ no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays made the Angels look invincible.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2022

But by the 1990s teams were stacking five players on an opponent’s side of the neutral zone as a defensive tactic.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2021

He strode across the clearing to the woodpile where the children were stacking the kindling and asked, “What say you, pups? Any scent of Bertha?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood