piping hot

Example Sentences

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Tickets for the final day, featuring Olivia Dean's first major headline slot, were piping hot, too.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

During the next outage, you’ll find me with my family, under an electric blanket, sipping piping hot tea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Your daughter made you a lukewarm cup of tea, and you are rewarding her with a piping hot mug of the finest Colombian coffee.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 6, 2026

Delicious, especially if you enjoy your schadenfreude served piping hot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2025

It was swimming in grounds and little flecks of pink tissue, but it was piping hot, which was the main thing.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson