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Examples of pipe up in a Sentence
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
Recent Examples on the Web
By the numbers: Just 39% of Democrats approve of celebrities piping up on political issues — but only 11% of Republicans and 12% of independents (24% for the whole sample).
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Noah Bressner, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
But then a little voice called financial reality piped up.
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Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
Sunny pipes up that there’s a more detailed family document available, a kaiseigen koseki, but only a blood relative of Masa can request it.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 24 July 2024
That day, Piaf’s secretary had already informed them that the meeting was canceled when the singer piped up in a weary voice from her bedroom and agreed to see them.
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Alex Williams, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1853, in the meaning defined above
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“Pipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20up. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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