1
a
: wearing no clothing on the upper body
b
: featuring topless waitresses or entertainers
topless bars
c
: being a place where topless women are permitted
a topless beach
2
: being without a top
3
archaic
: so high as to reach up beyond sight
and burnt the topless towers of Ilium—
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Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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In 1985, Ilona Staller, soon-to-be wife of artist Jeff Koons, made headlines by wearing a topless, pink dress on the red carpet.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
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Heidi Klum posted a cheeky Instagram reel of herself tanning topless poolside on a lounge chair, wearing nothing but a pair of black bikini bottoms.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
Back in 2012, topless pictures of Kate Middleton, then known as the Duchess of Cambridge, were leaked by a French publication.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2025
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
Listen to this article 4 min Heidi Klum (Getty Images)
Heidi Klum posted a cheeky Instagram reel of herself tanning topless poolside on a lounge chair, wearing nothing but a pair of black bikini bottoms.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
That lady is really the aforementioned murderous hag (Meredith Binder), her false veneer of youthful beauty reinforced by a magic mirror’s flattering (if also caustic) topless female spirits, and sustained via grisly methods seemingly inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 May 2025
Back in 2012, topless pictures of Kate Middleton, then known as the Duchess of Cambridge, were leaked by a French publication.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for topless
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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