piping

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

Even she had a bib apron, blue flowers with navy piping, even she wore it, from time to time.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood