piping
Example Sentences
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He wore a dark blue jersey with red-and-white piping.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
It doesn’t require architectural ambition or a steady hand with a piping bag.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 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
It is made by brushing butter onto a piping hot naan and sprinkling a generous amount of chopped garlic on it.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
A crimson bird the size of a swan had appeared, piping its weird music to the vaulted ceiling.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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