Few
Few noun - A small number.
Usage example: a few of the songs on the album are good, but most are forgettable
Pile
Pile noun - A quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another.
Both words in one sentence
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Explosions of any kind are a death sentence; your character flails about for a few seconds, then collapses into a pile of ash.
- In Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, skeletons will revive with full health a few seconds after being slashed into a pile of bones.
Source: Reviving Enemy -
A split screen is used for the call, until Marceline is revealed to be hiding in a pile of clothes a few feet away and then sneaks up on them.
Source: Short-Distance Phone Call
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