1
: a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown and brim
2
a
: a distinctive head covering worn as a symbol of office
b
: an office, position, or role assumed by or as if by the wearing of a special hat
wore many hats in her career
hatted; hatting
: to furnish or provide with a hat
: to make or supply hats
Synonyms
Examples of hat in a Sentence
Noun
in those days, no properly dressed person left home without a hat
Recent Examples on the Web
Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
In case the name sounds familiar, yes, it is indeed connected to Stetson hats and was built by John B. Stetson himself.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
The hat color options include neon pink, bright orange, denim, and black and white checkers.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 19 Apr. 2024
The family’s belongings were used to craft the space and included wash basins, children’s books and toys, an ukulele, and a Knox The Hatter hat box with a handwritten label indicating that the headpiece inside was for the Kentucky Derby.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
One sweet snap showed mom Kris smiling at the camera as toddler Kourtney stood beside her with a party hat on.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Putting a birthday hat on someone, turning a scene from day to night, or other simple changes routinely worked in our tests, though more complicated changes didn’t.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, two other prominent organizers, Connor Spence, the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, and Michelle Valentin Nieves, the union’s former vice president, have thrown their hats in the ring.
—Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, two other prominent organizers, Connor Spence, the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, and Michelle Valentin Nieves, a union leader who says she was pushed out of the group last year, have thrown their hats in the ring.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
Noun
It was placed at Harvard’s Houghton Library in 1934 by John Stetson, an heir to the hat fortune, along with another note saying that the skin came from a woman who died in a psychiatric hospital.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
In case the name sounds familiar, yes, it is indeed connected to Stetson hats and was built by John B. Stetson himself.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024
The hat color options include neon pink, bright orange, denim, and black and white checkers.
—Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 19 Apr. 2024
The family’s belongings were used to craft the space and included wash basins, children’s books and toys, an ukulele, and a Knox The Hatter hat box with a handwritten label indicating that the headpiece inside was for the Kentucky Derby.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
One sweet snap showed mom Kris smiling at the camera as toddler Kourtney stood beside her with a party hat on.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 18 Apr. 2024
Putting a birthday hat on someone, turning a scene from day to night, or other simple changes routinely worked in our tests, though more complicated changes didn’t.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, two other prominent organizers, Connor Spence, the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, and Michelle Valentin Nieves, the union’s former vice president, have thrown their hats in the ring.
—Haleluya Hadero, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, two other prominent organizers, Connor Spence, the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, and Michelle Valentin Nieves, a union leader who says she was pushed out of the group last year, have thrown their hats in the ring.
—Haleluya Hadero, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hat. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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