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

As a result she is currently unable to fulfill her dream of studying traditional piping at Glasgow's Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The pommel-horse shape is accented with pencil-thin metallic piping and soft, suffused light pools in the hollows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 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

She heard their piping voices — “Uncle Grover! Uncle Grover!” — and knew he was speaking to them all, the whole family; and that they, in turn, were all listening.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen