Sentence examples for stockpiling items from inspiring English sources

"We are picky about fixtures," he said, adding that he had been stockpiling items like toilets, sinks and knobs in the garage at his rented place in Clifton.

A spokesman for Marriott International, John Wolf, said the company's hotels were stockpiling items like rubber gloves and making hand sanitizer available upon request to conference groups meeting at properties it managed.

A man who thought he had a poltergeist was amazed to discover a mouse had been "stockpiling" items in his shed.

Steps taken by medical centers, including decisions about stockpiling items, were determined by leaders at the local level.

In addition, making the most effective use of promotions may involve stockpiling items while they are on promotion, thereby requiring financial and spatial resources, which may also have contributed to the observed social patterning in the use of promotions.

That's because investors stockpile items in the hope of selling them later for a profit – unlike customers, who buy stuff to grow or make things out of.

People in the know would stockpile items while they were available, then later trade for other goods.

In addition to the Department of Defense, other government agencies have helped law enforcement stockpile items such as body armor, tanks, and even drones in small towns across America.

Recently, stockpiled items have been reported to be visually more salient, in part because they take up more room and hence are more obvious (Chandon and Wansink, 2002).

Vaughan Gething's comments follow the Welsh Government's purchase of a south east Wales warehouse to stockpile medical items in case of no deal.

Image caption Ms East said her husband "doesn't want anyone online to think he's mad" "He just went mad and bought lots of everything". Ms East, said she decided to stockpile certain items when they began planning for a no-deal scenario at her work.