How to Use the pipeline in a Sentence

the pipeline

noun
Definition of the pipelinenext
  • So could Skims be the big IPO that clears the pipeline for the rest?
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 July 2023
  • There’s more to come, with a host of top-shelf series in the pipeline.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 14 Apr. 2023
  • There just isn’t enough money in the pipeline to do it.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The best part is McConaghy has a larger, 100-foot cat in the pipeline.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The yard has a 30-person shuttle and a 28-foot water taxi in the pipeline.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There are a few other contracts signed and more now in the pipeline.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Are there any more adaptations of your work in the pipeline?
    — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • There is a slew of intriguing titles in the pipeline for many of the studios.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But 2023 is far from over, and Netflix still has a bevy of other titles in the pipeline.
    — Time, 14 June 2023
  • The oil company earns up to $2 million per day from the pipeline.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Units in Riyadh and Dubai are in the pipeline, as the Middle East is also an area of expansion for the brand.
    — Luisa Zargani, WWD, 14 June 2024
  • Four more translations from the author are in the pipeline.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
  • Switzerland has the world’s tallest wooden tower in the pipeline.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 June 2023
  • Sounds like there may be some new R.E.M. launches coming down the pipeline, no?
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The dual strikes by the writers and actors last year also slowed down the pipeline of new programs on the TV side.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Aeros are available in three color options, with more in the pipeline.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Pitching hasn’t changed much, the team lost one starter from last year, but gained a new arm with young talent coming up the pipeline.
    — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
  • Season 6 is coming down the pipeline, so buckle up, because the bling is about to blow your mind.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The judge ordered Enbridge to remove the pipeline from the tribe's land within three years or face a shutdown.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The United Nations has also weighed in, asking that the two countries shut it the pipeline down.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024
  • There’s also multiple vampire movies in the pipeline at the same time.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Sinclair promised new products for U.K. customers were in the pipeline.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 21 Oct. 2024
  • But there was supposed to be one more major Fraser role in the pipeline: Batgirl.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 19 Mar. 2023
  • To get the surge going, city officials have placed 44 projects in the pipeline for completion.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
  • On top of what looks to be a stagnant year ahead, not everyone is hopeful for what Tesla has in the pipeline.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
  • For all the intrigue around who bombed the pipeline, some Western officials are not so eager to find out.
    — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2023
  • But the pipeline to leadership starts much earlier than a first job.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 31 July 2023
  • Employees need to believe the data is credible, from its source all the way through the pipeline.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The goal is to stop scam texts in the pipeline, rather than use big fines and splashy enforcement actions to try to deter robotexters.
    — Jon Healey, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Thankfully, there’s no love lost between Bateman and Ridley, who are doubling down on their creative partnership with two more projects in the pipeline.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024

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