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How to use pipe in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Pipe means a wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. Example: “A burst pipe flooded my bathroom.”

Examples of pipe by meaning

nounA tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.

  • Most theater organs use many sets (ranks) of reed and flue pipes of various shapes, pipe scales, and so forth to generate a variety of timbres.1980, Harvey E[lliott] White, Donald H. White, “Wind Instruments”, in Physics and Music: The Science of Musical Sound, Philadelphia, Pa....

nounA rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.

  • A standard Flight Refuelling Ltd Mk 8 probe nozzle was attached to the probe structural tube and fuel pipe.2006, Richard M. Tanner, “Lockheed Tristar: Single-point Tanker”, in History of Air-to-air Refuelling, Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen &...

nounA water pipe.

  • A burst pipe flooded my bathroom.
  • Corrosion control can be accomplished in distribution systems by adding compounds that form a protective film on the pipe surface, thereby providing a barrier between the water and the pipe.2000, Richard L. Valentine et al., “Chlorine and Monochloramine Decay in Batch and Loop Experiments”, in The Role of the Pipe–Water...

nounA man's penis.

  • His giant pipe drove almost all the way in, pulsing against his fingers beside it.2010, Eric Summers, editor, Teammates, Sarasota, Fla.: StarBooks, →ISBN, page 90
  • He laughed as he knelt down between Duncan's splayed thighs and tore open a packaged condom, then rolled it down over his big fuck-pipe.2011, Mickey Erlach, Gym Buddies & Buff Boys, Sarasota, Fla.: StarBooks, →ISBN, page 64

nounA vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic...

  • While the pipe of a conventional volcano may extend down 50 miles or so, the volcanic pipes that pick up diamonds along the way had to go much deeper, perhaps as deep as 300 miles.1995 March, Jon Bowermaster, “Diamond Rush in the Arctic”, in Fred Abatemarco, editor, Popular Science, volume 246, number 3, New York...
  • Some researchers think that the warming was caused as kimberlite pipes (volcanic vents originating deep in the Earth’s mantle) reached the surface near Lac de Gras in northern Canada and released huge amounts of carbon.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 54

nounA data backbone, or broadband Internet access.

  • A fat pipe is a high-bandwidth connection.

nounA telephone.

  • “Let's try to get on the pipe to Admiral Collier again.”1980, Charles D. Taylor, Show of Force

verbTo shout loudly and at high pitch.

  • "Ar—cher—Ja—cob!" Johnny piped after her, pivoting round on his heel, and strewing the grass and leaves in his hands as if he were sowing seed.1922 October 26, Virginia Woolf, chapter II, in Jacob’s Room, Richmond, London: […] Leonard & Virginia Woolf at the Hogarth Press, →OCLC...

More sentences with pipe

  • There's a hidden warp to the next world down this pipe.From the entry world
  • Joe puffed on his pipe and blew a couple of smoke rings.From the entry blow
  • After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.From the entry unwind
  • They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.From the entry cause
  • Grandpa sat on the front porch, hawking and wheezing, as he packed his pipe with cheap tobacco.From the entry hawk
  • The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe.From the entry escape
  • I used duct tape to cover the hole in a leaky pipe.From the entry duct tape
  • There’s a block in the pipe that means the water can’t get through.From the entry block
  • The pipe burst and gallons of water flooded into the kitchen.From the entry gallon
  • The water is leaking out of the joint between the two pipes.From the entry joint
  • Do you know where I could find a DIY pipe repair kit?From the entry DIY
  • The water flows out through the pipe, and the sediment collects behind.From the entry behind
  • The elevation of the pipe soffit is 10.4 meters above mean sea level.From the entry soffit
  • I lit my pipe and had a ponder about it, but reached no definite conclusion.From the entry ponder
  • Smoke plumed from his pipe, then slowly settled towards the floor.From the entry plume
  • Steel is harder than copper so we use steel tools to cut copper pipes.From the entry harder
  • He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.From the entry grunt work
  • If you have a burst pipe, turn the water off at the stopcock.From the entry stopcock
  • The sharp bend had crimped the pipe so almost no water could get through.From the entry crimped
  • A low-pressure steam pipe is not as dangerous as a high-pressure one.From the entry low-pressure
  • I can fit the pipe in my car, but one end will stick out from the back.From the entry stick out
  • I had to pay for the callout of the plumber after the pipe burst.From the entry callout
  • The old drainage pipe would oppilate whenever leaves and silt collected inside it.From the entry oppilate
  • The pipe has cacked up again, so I'm calling a plumber.From the entry cack up
  • The uninsulated water pipes must be installed below the frost line to prevent them from freezing.From the entry frost line
  • That pipe is leaking again. I'll get on to the plumber in the morning.From the entry get on to
  • It was deemed advisable to recement the pipe in order to eliminate vibration.From the entry recement
  • The figure shows a nephogram of the stress in the outer layer of the pipe.From the entry nephogram
  • For God's sake, kids, pipe down — you're going to wake the dead with that racket!From the entry wake the dead

Meaning of pipe

  1. noun A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
  2. noun A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
  3. noun The key or sound of the voice.

Full definition of pipe

Questions about pipe in a sentence

How do you use pipe in a sentence?
Pipe is used as a noun and verb. For example: “A burst pipe flooded my bathroom.”
What is a short sentence with pipe?
“A burst pipe flooded my bathroom.”
What does pipe mean?
Pipe means a wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.

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