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Examples of top hat in a Sentence
He wore a top hat and tails.
Recent Examples on the Web
The show will feature the club’s regular performers and is themed to be a mad tea party, so top hats and other costume attire is welcome.1 p.m. Saturday.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
Ambrose wore a signature wide brim top hat with a green plaid set from Burberry’s recent Fall/Winter 2024 runway collection.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
This year marks the 138th time the event has occurred, according to the Pennsylvania Tourism Office,
The men in top hats surrounding Phil during the ceremony are members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
Gosling was joined by Simu Liu, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Ncuti Gatwa and more of the Kens from the Barbie film, who took the stage alongside their onscreen leader, donning suits with tails and top hats.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
That's bad news for most movies but not a slasher series: Indie horror icon Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), the demonic silent villain with the face paint and mini top hat, returns in the third film for Christmastime shenanigans.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
He was profiled by SI at the beginning of the 1978-79 season and was the cover athlete wearing a tuxedo and top hat.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
Is anything more frightening than a robot in a top hat chasing you around a restaurant with steak tartare?
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
One of his looks featured a distressed collared shirt, a top hat and a suit with text threaded into the fabric.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20hat. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
top hat
noun
: a man's hat with a tall crown
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