How to Use piste in a Sentence

piste

noun
  • Some of us crave off piste; others find their joy on the cruisers.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Still, moguls and miles of off-piste terrain are there to be conquered by those who dare.
    — Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Those still planning to hit the piste will be searching for seclusion and space.
    — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Our clients want to feel safe and look good skiing more of the mountain, off-piste and in the moguls.
    — Lawrence J. Burke, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2019
  • The building blocks of Bach’s career were formed on the fencing piste.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • Johnson saw Vonn’s arm hook a gate, sending her tumbling down the steep piste.
    — Katherine Cusumano, Outside, 21 Feb. 2026
  • There are also places where skiers and boarders can explore off-piste terrain.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2025
  • There are also places where skiers and boarders can explore off-piste terrain.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Breaking bones and tearing ligaments is par for the course for those who ply their trade on the piste.
    — Aimee Lewis, CNN, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Getting down to the beach also requires walking off-piste.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Après ski, relax with a schnitzel and a pint at the Alpine-style lodge overlooking the piste.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2020
  • But out of the pool and off the fencing piste, Hong Kong’s fortunes have not been as bright.
    — New York Times, 30 July 2021
  • After a week of running search after search, Haffner went off piste.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 7 Jan. 2022
  • As the game threatened to become a whitewash, the visitors went off-piste.
    — SI.com, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Private lessons, small groups, and expert off-piste coaching are shaped around the skier’s level and goals.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Dozens of pistes, and even some entire resorts, remained closed as 2023 dawned.
    — Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The result is more like off-piste skiing, almost like breaking new trails in the backcountry.
    — New York Times, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Combine that with the vent zippers, and these are excellent for the skin track and off-piste adventures.
    — Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Where to Dine Snowmass now owns bragging rights as having the area's best on-piste dining.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2023
  • But as with other collectibles markets, buyers face a multitude of risks in this off-piste asset class.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • But also new friends, an epiphany of some kind, or some other off-piste strand of spiritual realignment.
    — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Austria’s ski resorts will open up again this winter, though tourists will have to do without the usual off-piste partying.
    — Boris Groendahl, Bloomberg.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • And when the game was made, their fencers embraced each other on the piste and swaddled themselves in American flags.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 July 2024
  • Off-piste, freestyling, reacting to whatever picture emerges.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • For intrepid advanced skiers looking for a challenge, off piste is the way to go, ideally in the company of a guide.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Away from the piste, Kiefer and Scruggs have managed to take full advantage of their time in Paris.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 28 July 2024
  • For off-piste adventurers, a neon color ensures that you won’t be confused with rocks or trees in the backcountry.
    — Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2020
  • With its distinct mix of sleek activewear and chunky, cozy knits, a good après-ski ensemble can move between the cozy chalet and the piste without too much fuss.
    — Anny Choi, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2018
  • Katy Perry hasn’t been shy of going way off-piste in the promotion of her new album, Witness.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 June 2017
  • There’s little thunder, no off-piste mental excursions, no sense of a writer stropping his razor.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2018

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