How to Use piping hot in a Sentence

piping hot

adjective
  • The coffee was served piping hot.
  • The ranch dressing added a nice contrast to the piping hot pie.
    Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
  • This guy makes it how it should be made, THIN and baked just right -- piping hot.
    cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Pizza is best when served piping hot, fresh from the oven.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This week’s drink of choice is a piping hot black coffee.
    refinery29.com, 21 May 2018
  • The hardest part about going right now is the lack of anywhere to eat the piping hot tacos.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 22 Oct. 2020
  • Serve soup piping hot with a thick slice of cheddar cheese on top.
    Carolyn Hall, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The first thing that Curry goes for in the morning is a piping hot cup of coffee.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Their chief attribute seems to be that they are served piping hot.
    Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • Get a stainless steel pan piping hot but not so hot as to burn your oil.
    Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 29 Jan. 2020
  • The vegetable and noodles are piping hot, but the meat and beans are barely warm.
    Sarra Sedghi, Bon Appétit, 15 July 2022
  • Anne Hathaway just snagged a piping hot look fresh off of the catwalk.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2023
  • In order for the hack to work, the water in your cup should be cold and the egg should still be piping hot from being boiled.
    Ashley Hoffman, Time, 8 Jan. 2020
  • What’s better on a cold winter's day than a piping hot bowl of soup?
    Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • One loaf has multiple lives: first, fresh out of the oven, sliced piping hot and eaten straight over the sink.
    New York Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The okra comes out piping hot, tender without the mush and hugged by a blanket of crisp breading.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 25 June 2021
  • As a teenager, one stylist even let a piping hot pressing comb sear her scalp.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Mid-week, locals will sit for a quick meal of piping hot chicken kabobs and barg served à la carte.
    Leila Najafi, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Bring to the boil and boil for 2-3 minutes, until piping hot and reduced a little.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2021
  • The communal hot pot comes to the table filled with a piping hot, homemade beef bone broth.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
  • Assemble it a day in advance and bake the next day for a ready-made, piping hot dinner.
    Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Coffee is piping hot at the end of the cycle and stays hot for up to two hours in the glass carafe when kept on the heating element.
    The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 10 Mar. 2014
  • The couple spilled some piping hot tea about what the future looks like for them, including plans for kids down the line.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Revolver serves their piping hot soul-soother with half a dozen tortillas.
    Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 20 Oct. 2020
  • More than 4 billion years ago, Earth and Venus were piping hot and covered in magma.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
  • Sometimes, the thought of enjoying a piping hot breakfast just feels like a pipe dream.
    Arielle Tschinkel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Snails are snatched from the grill and eaten piping hot—one of only two things, along with the quignon, the crusty heel of the baguette, that the French may ever choose to eat while standing.
    Emily Monaco, Saveur, 10 May 2019
  • Here's the perfect tech gift for women who like their coffee piping hot.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Crispy, Smoky Skillet Corn 4 servings The secret to this corn is to get your cast-iron skillet piping hot.
    Julia Turshen, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The Chinese have many variations: steamed, fried, grilled on a hot plate and even served piping hot with soup inside.
    Michelle Tchea, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024

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