hats off to
idiom
informal
—used to give praise or credit to someone
Hats off to Susan for doing such a great job.
Examples of hats off to in a Sentence
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And hats off to everyone currently trying to figure out if their newborn babies are American citizens or not after Trump tried to rewrite the Constitution, repealing birthright citizenship via executive order.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
For that, hats off to SZA and especially Palmer, who lights up the screen with starry zeal.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Twain: So hats off to you, honestly, for carrying on with it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
So hats off to Scott Cohen for making literal the sense of ownership fans often feel for their favorites.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Our hats off to Jesse Guardiola, the vice president of community engagement and government relations for the Tulsa Area United Way!
Jesse works to address community needs while working closely with corporations, foundations, schools, nonprofits and various government agencies.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
So, hats off to Christina Cabot and Charles Conyers for feeding Ravi a media diet that is refreshingly unconventional for Gen Alpha.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
First, hats off to what has to be the most advanced character creation system ever brought to video games.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
So hats off to them and that led to like a 90-something yard drive and got us seven points.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
For that, hats off to SZA and especially Palmer, who lights up the screen with starry zeal.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Twain: So hats off to you, honestly, for carrying on with it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Jan. 2025
So hats off to Scott Cohen for making literal the sense of ownership fans often feel for their favorites.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Jan. 2025
Our hats off to Jesse Guardiola, the vice president of community engagement and government relations for the Tulsa Area United Way!
Jesse works to address community needs while working closely with corporations, foundations, schools, nonprofits and various government agencies.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
So, hats off to Christina Cabot and Charles Conyers for feeding Ravi a media diet that is refreshingly unconventional for Gen Alpha.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
First, hats off to what has to be the most advanced character creation system ever brought to video games.
—Richard Newby, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
So hats off to them and that led to like a 90-something yard drive and got us seven points.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Hats off to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hats%20off%20to. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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