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?—
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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Some people can be topless and some other people cannot be topless.
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When authorities asked King to remove the topless banner, King taped over the chest with stars.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Soldiers are drunk, women are topless, music is blaring out of a gramophone.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
But the topless sports car in previous models had several supporting roles.
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Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
When authorities asked King to remove the topless banner, King taped over the chest with stars.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Soldiers are drunk, women are topless, music is blaring out of a gramophone.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
But the topless sports car in previous models had several supporting roles.
—James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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