piping

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

That’s partly because heat pumps work by extracting heat from outdoor air, compressing it and piping it indoors, a thermal magic trick that’s harder to perform in places with subzero winters.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

It doesn’t require architectural ambition or a steady hand with a piping bag.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Checking up before a tight hairpin—braking late, downshifting with the paddle shifters, turning hard into hairpin corners, the weight of the wheel growing heavy, the little engine piping at full spool.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The teapot is sitting under a thick quilted dome to keep it piping hot.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan