How to Use stovepipe in a Sentence

stovepipe

noun
  • The egg stuck, sizzling, on the edge of the stovepipe, which toppled toward my bare legs.
    — Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
  • The Cavs really have no one else who can do that better the man with the stovepipe hair.
    — Carl Steward, The Mercury News, 1 June 2017
  • The expression on the face of a near-naked person who has just been handed a white-hot stovepipe.
    — Patrick F. McManus, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2025
  • But the design can be quite elongating if the pair in question has a higher rise and sleek stovepipe leg.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
  • And more often than not, there was Abraham Lincoln, singing along in black suit and stovepipe hat.
    — New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
  • And more often than not, there was Abraham Lincoln, singing along in a black suit and a stovepipe hat.
    — James Barron, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Portable camping stoves have pipe chimneys that poke out of that stovepipe hole and release smoke into the air.
    — Ben Romans, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • It was worn with stovepipe pants embedded with tight pleats that opened into dramatic flares right above the ankle.
    — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • And, just as with the first twister, a small nub started dropping and circulating from the wall cloud, but was shaped more like a stout stovepipe.
    — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Remove all branches within 10 feet of any chimney or stovepipe outlet.
    — Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Just take it from Vogue’s Tonne Goodman, who wears her many pairs of stark white Levi stovepipes all year round.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Dark-wash stovepipes, discreet handbag, some fine shades, and the unbeatable look is windblown and truly fresh-off-the-boat.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There was something incredible about his look, specifically the high-rise, snug stovepipe pants.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Details like stovepipe sleeves that eliminate excess fabric and a curved hem only make this t-shirt more flattering.
    — Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2021
  • Thousands of caps, including ones like the stovepipe hat Abraham Lincoln wore, are piled high in boxes along the walls.
    — Jan Ransom, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2018
  • By keeping the fire stoked, the stove and stovepipe were soon glowing orange-hot, and my gear slowly steamed dry while my body finally shook off the chill of a wet, cool fall day.
    — Brett French, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • When Holmes pointed out the enemy in the distance, Lincoln stood up — all six feet four of him with a stovepipe hat on top — to have a look.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Traditionally the hat is a replica of Abe Lincoln’s stovepipe.
    — Dan McConchie, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The end of each round of balloting will be signaled by smoke emanating from a stovepipe chimney atop the Sistine Chapel.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 7 May 2025
  • To make the job more challenging, cover the post in something very slippery like a stainless steel stovepipe or piece of PVC pipe.
    — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2017
  • The Saint Paul Hotel doesn’t need to drop names – the doorman’s stovepipe hat and hotel’s ornate decor speak volumes – but what the heck.
    — Melanie D.g. Kaplan / Washington Post, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2019
  • On the way, one of them, a young soldier called Kyivstar—the name of Ukraine’s main telecommunications network—dropped a grenade down the stovepipe.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The image emphasizes her tall stovepipe hat, ample lace collar, a dress with detailed embroidery or brocade, and a pearl earring dangling from her left ear.
    — Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 25 May 2026
  • Make the jump to cigarette jeans, also known (less charmingly) as stovepipe or boyfriend jeans, which are slowly but surely creeping into the fashion ecosystem.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2026
  • These two foci have enabled the organization to help ameliorate the impact of the traditional stovepipes.
    — Peter High, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Cover chimneys and stovepipe outlets with a material that has openings no smaller than 3/8-inch and no larger than 1/2-inch.
    — Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
  • Straight cut, cigarette, stovepipe, pencil jeans -- all of these are names for variations on a jean cut close to the body with a non-tapered ankle that's nearly universally flattering and looks fresh again.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The cause has been hampered by evidence that secret efforts to authenticate a stovepipe hat purportedly belonging to Lincoln failed.
    — Washington Post, 20 June 2019
  • Cover chimney and stovepipe outlets with a noncombustible corrosion resistant metal mesh screens with 3/8-inch to 1/2-inch openings.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • What made Sibley the right man to take on one of American history’s most iconic figures, stovepipe hat, Gettysburg Address and all?
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2022

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