Pile Ups

The course at Rainier High School featured a monster off-camber grass section that triggered several pile-ups, each of which was marked by a clash of cymbals struck by a spectator positioned strategically on the course. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But Harlem Skyscraper Classic promoter John Eustice, who participated in the first race when he was 17 years old, would like to prevent the pile-ups during Sunday's event, which includes professionals and amateurs and runs from noon to 6 p.m. ❋ Amara Grautski (2011)

England frayed most at the edges: the border towns, the rural pile-ups. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since its inception in 1973, the race around Marcus Garvey Park has been an amalgam of block-party culture, cyclists of all ages and bike pile-ups. ❋ Amara Grautski (2011)

So it's probably not posing at all – rather standard holiday-read pile-ups, and probably just as tragic in its own way ❋ Unknown (2011)

To inhabit this place we call Europe is to see nations wheeled in on trolleys from a series of pile-ups. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And the court staff and clerks, who might previously have provided pointers away from the worst pile-ups, are being cut back as well. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has been informed by the relevant authorities that there will be limited disruptions to its scheduled operations during the Fifth Summit of the Americas … CAL is recommending that passengers depart for the airport much earlier than usual, in the event that any traffic pile-ups occur, in order to arrive at the airport three hours ahead of their scheduled flight departure time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the universe expanded and cooled, the plasma fluctuated; it had waves in density and temperature, little pile-ups like hills, some hotter, some cooler. ❋ Ann Finkbeiner (2010)

Finally, there were some unfortunate pile-ups in the editorial office as far as scheduling went, as different aspects of the many series collided with each other. ❋ Fred Perry (2010)

I also really hate not knowing what to wear and creating ten-garment pile-ups on my bed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Think of it like having stops signs at a busy intersection to avoid daily pile-ups. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It started out with fines for trash pile-ups, coupled with a charming refusal to collect our trash. ❋ Unknown (2008)