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.
Recent Examples of dunghillIn Shakespeare, Cade’s corpse ends up tossed over a dunghill.—Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
Ancient Egyptians saw some scarabs as representations of new life because the insects are known for rolling balls of dung and then laying their eggs in them, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
To anyone sane who respects basic American norms and traditions, these firms are doing their job — and the abuse of executive power to treat them roughly as one might a terrorist organization is to cast the rule of law into a dung heap.
—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2025
The rest of the year, aside from the occasional sunbather, the area is mostly used by geese, who often leave the lawn dotted with their excrement.
—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
25 Mar. 2025
Yogi Sahu, a resident near Chynoweth Park who had organized with his neighbors to pressure City Hall to act, recalled RV dwellers dumping human excrement into the trains, hanging underwear on trees, playing loud music and stealing packages.
But…how exactly can the same stuff firm up your poop in one situation, and loosen it another?
—
Julie Stewart,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2025
Cybertrucks have been egged (in this economy!) and smeared with dog poop, and Tesla drivers are regularly taunted by Nazi salutes and signs left on their cars.
Share