Examples of pipe up in a Sentence
don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked
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Every time a restaurant or other small business announces its closure, people pipe up on social media about what the business owner should have done to be successful.
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Gregg Olsen,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
He was accused of hitting a man in the back of the head with a metal pipe inside the victim’s girlfriend’s home, then shoving the victim up against the wall and pushing the pipe up against his neck.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gregg Olsen,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
He was accused of hitting a man in the back of the head with a metal pipe inside the victim’s girlfriend’s home, then shoving the victim up against the wall and pushing the pipe up against his neck.
—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
Before Schiraldi could respond, a second rep piped up in Richards’s defense.
—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
Garrett Tyrrell of Durango, sitting to her right, piped up.
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pipe up
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“Pipe up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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