pile in
phrasal verb
piled in; piling in; piles in
of a group of people, animals, etc.
: to move into a place or vehicle quickly
She parked the van and we all piled in.
Examples of pile in in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
His boss, Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), dispatches him to Orlok’s castle so that the Count can buy a crumbling old pile in Germany.
—
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
What looks like pounds of hair is piled in a fountain-like silhouette atop her head.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
And everyone will just pile in and say how crazy all these people are.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The oven’s smoke suffuses the flame-orange flesh of sweet, tiny beets piled in a quasi-salad atop a swoop of garlicky potato purée.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pile in 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
What looks like pounds of hair is piled in a fountain-like silhouette atop her head.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
And everyone will just pile in and say how crazy all these people are.
—Leah Feiger, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The oven’s smoke suffuses the flame-orange flesh of sweet, tiny beets piled in a quasi-salad atop a swoop of garlicky potato purée.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for pile in
Dictionary Entries Near pile in
Cite this Entry
“Pile in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pile%20in. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share