tank top
noun
: a sleeveless collarless shirt with usually wide shoulder straps and no front opening
Examples of tank top in a Sentence
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Gazing placidly at the camera, Davis wears a pink shirt over a maroon tank top and lets her voluminous brown hair catch the sunlight.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
In the pre-recorded clip, Swift wore a navy tank top and gold jewelry, which complemented her unmistakable glow.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
In Melbourne, Australia, people have welcomed the warmer season in chunky fringed skirts, tattoo-exposing tank tops and blazers (even at the beach).
—Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
She was last seen wearing a white tank top and a black skirt and has a tattoo on her lower right hip of Kokopelli, a fertility deity.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
More recently, A-list actors have been adding chest-baring tank tops to their red carpet repertoires.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Linen pants also serve as a stylish and easy-to-throw-on swimsuit cover-up, and they can be dressed up with a button-down shirt, flowy blouse, or tank top, as worn by Gwyneth Paltrow on a dinner date last summer.
—Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
In each instance, the thief wore a face mask, a baseball cap, a white tank top, and dark basketball shorts trimmed in white.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The capsule is designed with unisex fits in mind while having an expressive range of women’s pieces like a bodysuit, lace-up corset, a long catsuit, tank tops, bike shorts, and a bikini.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
In the pre-recorded clip, Swift wore a navy tank top and gold jewelry, which complemented her unmistakable glow.
—Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
In Melbourne, Australia, people have welcomed the warmer season in chunky fringed skirts, tattoo-exposing tank tops and blazers (even at the beach).
—Natasha Frost David Maurice Smith, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
She was last seen wearing a white tank top and a black skirt and has a tattoo on her lower right hip of Kokopelli, a fertility deity.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2024
More recently, A-list actors have been adding chest-baring tank tops to their red carpet repertoires.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
Linen pants also serve as a stylish and easy-to-throw-on swimsuit cover-up, and they can be dressed up with a button-down shirt, flowy blouse, or tank top, as worn by Gwyneth Paltrow on a dinner date last summer.
—Kayla Blanton, Peoplemag, 24 Mar. 2024
In each instance, the thief wore a face mask, a baseball cap, a white tank top, and dark basketball shorts trimmed in white.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The capsule is designed with unisex fits in mind while having an expressive range of women’s pieces like a bodysuit, lace-up corset, a long catsuit, tank tops, bike shorts, and a bikini.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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tank top
noun
: a sleeveless collarless shirt with a low neckline
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