make a pile

Example Sentences

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“I’m going to make a pile of gold. Every pixie within a mile of here will be swarming this room if you leave those windows open, and that will probably be worse than a sneeze.”

From Literature

Kirsten Dunst wants to make a movie — and make “a pile of cash.”

From Los Angeles Times

“And make sure they’re dry. You can make a pile right in the center of the fire pit there.”

From Literature

“Directing is something I’ve wanted to do since I was 19, but I never felt the timing was right. I knew if I did, I would make a pile of junk. The great thing about putting all that work into a script is that it doesn’t decrease in value when you drive off the lot. All that work remains in there.”

From Los Angeles Times

When they had cut enough to make a pile, they slid the cut stalks off the slats, into neat heaps on the ground.

From Literature