Pipped

Last year I was again pipped at the post for the Liberal Democrat Moustache of the Year Award by John Thurso. ❋ Unknown (2008)

They say we've been "pipped" which sounds dirty but I don't think it is. ❋ Unknown (2007)

And, of course, I'm sure to get 'pipped' in a week or two. ❋ Philip Gibbs (1919)

Batter is pipped down from a large bag or funnel using a small hose into a hot pan made of circular holes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His career has been in decline since the Briton pipped him to the 2008 world championship by a point. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Tóibín's previous novel The Master, a fictional portrait of Henry James, earned awe-struck reviews and was just pipped to the Booker by Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty. ❋ Susanna Rustin (2010)

Sadly, Wales, Elaine O'Neill was pipped at the post. ❋ Scott Anthony (2010)

Jamey Driscoll led for most of the 2010 CrossVegas, but got pipped at the finish line by Francis Mourey ❋ Unknown (2011)

Hands had surfaced as a possible bidder for EMI just a few months after he had been pipped to the post in the battle for pharmacies group Alliance Boots by rival venture capitalist KKR. ❋ Zoe Wood (2010)

His first world championship came two years later as part of a coxed four that was pipped to the post despite leading the race for more than half the 2km distance. ❋ James Meikle (2010)

Despite this brilliant leap of intuition, Pulitzer was pipped to the post when one of Hearst's reporters located the man who had sold the oilcloth. ❋ Judith Flanders (2011)

Following a recount, Davies pipped former Senedd cabinet member Jones by just 80 votes. ❋ Unknown (2011)

As I learned afterward, they had got their previous guest of honour, a brilliant young radical, unskilled in drinking, quite pipped. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The 22-year-old, who rode for Trek-Livestrong last year and pipped Levi Leipheimer in the Tour of the Gila time trial, has mixed feelings about his performance at nationals. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The Czech Republic, who pipped Scotland to second place in Group I, have been handed a tie against Montenegro, the nation which claimed a play-off spot courtesy of a draw with England on Friday night. ❋ Unknown (2011)

That reputation took a knock when So You Think was pipped in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, a reverse for which his trainer, Aidan O'Brien, took responsibility, saying the horse was "not fit enough". ❋ Unknown (2011)

In some places, he pipped Samuel Eto'o as man of the match. ❋ David Hytner (2010)

While they were students there, RPI pipped other U.S. engineering schools to win a $10 million robotics project from NASA. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Tellingly Vaughan pipped Charlie Adam to win Blackpool's player of the year award last season. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Edmund: All right, where is the [malingering] git? George: Hello, Cap! [Pip pip], Balders! Here [I lie]. ❋ Weaselnorris (2004)

A: We'll be in touch. i'm just about to watch a recording of [Arsenal] [smashing] the shit out of [wigan] B: Enjoy! Pip pip! ❋ Divine Horsemen (2011)

Person 1: Where did Tom go? Person 2: Didn't you hear? He got [pipped] out of here, that's why his [LinkedIn] profile has an end date here. Person 1: [Wow no] wonder he just disappeared. ❋ Slendershark (2020)

“[Hello] Pip! [I hope] you find this and [smile].” ❋ JamiePup (2021)

(1) Boy that [postal worker] was rudely sarcastic - a real fucking pip. (2) That guy over there is being overly friendly to everyone, asking them [all sorts of] questions, and just being too social in a weird way. Seems like a real pip. (3) My wife was acting like a real pip last night, [but of course], I still love her. ❋ Wordmaster B (2005)

a) How [did you] do on that [test]? b) It was pips man. I [aced it]. ❋ CraigUK (2007)

Its appropriate when [Pips] around to insert [Pip] into every conversation just to concur that you are all in fact, Pippin of your head "Hey, can u pass me [the Pip] plz?" "Sure, but first I need to Pip coz Pip just keeps calling me n I told Pip to Pip off before i really lose my [pip]!" ❋ Ya Mums Favorite (2014)

3. I got [pips] [stuck in] my [teeth]. ❋ Miso (2003)

[The pip] from the [Winny] injections were so much [worse] than the Test-C. ❋ Nonbene (2014)

”At the studio with [a pip] idea, thinking about how to bring it to [fruition].” [Mariah Carey] ❋ Friendernie2 (2014)