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Bouncers and prostitutes and small-time gangsters appear with filthy annotations; Black and Turkish residents of Brussels, not to mention colonists in pith helmets, also recur in his scenes of clubs and bars.
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Then a band of Royal Marines appeared in pith helmets, each stomp of their marching feet clearly audible.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
On May 1, 1982, LaMotta launched 60 street-cart vendors, each wearing pith helmets and khakis onto the streets of Manhattan and began selling his 4.5-ounce concoction -- two chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream in the middle — for $1 each.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
The same way a German actor in Hollywood should get used to strapping on a Stahlhelm, Bollywood provides plenty of roles for a Caucasian in a pith helmet.
—Vulture, 1 June 2022
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Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Then a band of Royal Marines appeared in pith helmets, each stomp of their marching feet clearly audible.
—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2023
On May 1, 1982, LaMotta launched 60 street-cart vendors, each wearing pith helmets and khakis onto the streets of Manhattan and began selling his 4.5-ounce concoction -- two chocolate chip cookies with vanilla ice cream in the middle — for $1 each.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
The same way a German actor in Hollywood should get used to strapping on a Stahlhelm, Bollywood provides plenty of roles for a Caucasian in a pith helmet.
—Vulture, 1 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for pith helmet
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“Pith helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pith%20helmet. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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