How to Use pipe in a Sentence
- He has the pipes to sing on Broadway.
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Spoon or pipe over the meringue.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 Mar. 2026
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Spread or pipe whipped cream on top.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
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Just take a lead pipe to his head.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
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Its steel pipes are used for oil wells.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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So, just put that in your pipe and smoke it.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
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So, just put that in your pipe and smoke it.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
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Who knows how to handle that pipe?
—Richard B. Williams, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
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Then there is the matter of the pipes.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
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But these pipes often break and leak.
—New York Times, 31 May 2026
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Yeah, the pipe like a line of butter.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
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Spaceships are full of wires and pipes.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2026
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How to keep your pipes from freezing?
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 21 Jan. 2026
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Bad smells will back up into your house when pipes clog.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
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If one pipe freezes, others may freeze, too.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Larger pests can find their way in through pipes or vents.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
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Plus, all that hair can run down your drain, clogging pipes.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
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Sales need to be arranged, oil needs to move through pipes and on ships.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 20 Mar. 2026
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Coffee grounds can get stuck in the drain and build up over time in the pipes.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026
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Be sure to drain and cover outdoor pipes and faucets.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
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There was leaking from the pipe under the prep sink.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
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Keep your home warm to help prevent pipes from freezing.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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The three compartment sink had dark slime buildup on a pipe.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Running water through the pipe will help melt ice in the pipe.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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All of these teams have some question marks between the pipes.
—Chris Pronger, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Take steps now to protect people, pipes, and plants.
—Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Feb. 2026
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The creak of a hinge, the thrum of water running through the pipes.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Remove hoses and cover above-ground pipes.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
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Remove hoses and cover above-ground pipes.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 Apr. 2026
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Remove hoses and cover above-ground pipes.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
- The pipers piped while the drummers drummed.
- The musician piped a tune.
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City dwellers piped in fresh water and flushed dirt away.
—Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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The two-piece set has piping around the edges of each piece.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
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Use a small spoon or a piping bag to fill each of the egg white wells.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
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Use a piping bag to help achieve the draped-on topping.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 10 Feb. 2026
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The fries must be piping hot to melt the cheese — crispy, but not overdone.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2023
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My plan was to scoop the dough for a half dozen puffs and use a pastry bag to pipe the rest.
—Daniel Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 31 July 2020
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Use toothpick to score message into top of cake, then pipe over lines.
—Anna Helm Baxter, Woman's Day, 20 Jan. 2021
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Finally, use white frosting to pipe two tiny whiskers on each side of the nose.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2022
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The fruit is chopped, the bacon is sizzling, and the omelettes are piping hot.
—Brittany Leitner, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2023
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If that’s not enough, make some chocolate ganache and pipe it onto the bread pudding.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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From there, it’s piped to refineries around the country.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
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Spoon or pipe a tablespoon of the filling into each egg white half.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Spoon or pipe about a tablespoon of the filling into each egg white half.
—Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
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Simply frost a white base and pipe a colored holiday light.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
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Simply frost a white base and pipe a colored holiday light.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
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Transfer mixture to piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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Music piped through a loudspeaker, and the boys began to dance.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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By the time the choir and falsettoed harmonies pipe in, don't expect things to settle.
—Marcus Jones, EW.com, 17 Sep. 2021
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Inside, the music piped through the speakers, filling the shop with beats and lyrics.
—Shauna Stuart | [email protected], al, 1 July 2023
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Snip off one corner of the bag; squeeze the bag to pipe the filling over the noodles in the baking dish.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023
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There was plenty of fresh juice, beer and wine, of course, along with piping hot coffee and tea each morning.
—Owen Clarke, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2023
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Using a pastry bag, pipe the passion fruit cream in three ribbons lengthwise on each slice.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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And from the beginning, the store taught customers how to pipe on their piccolos.
—Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 9 Nov. 2021
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Use a piping bag to achieve the perfect bakery-worthy swirl of icing.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
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If desired, outfit a pastry bag with a star tube and pipe the cream around the top in a fancy pattern.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 25 May 2021
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To make the ears, cut a mini marshmallow in half and pipe a small square of pink icing onto each half.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2022
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The air is piped to these outlets using flexible, clear plastic hoses.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
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The idea that contestants could break out into song while piping choux pastry doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
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