How to Use topless in a Sentence

topless

adjective
  • She likes to go topless on the beach.
  • Sheer shirts and topless open blazers worn with slouchy jeans?
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Klum wore a tiny black thong in the video, but remained topless to avoid any tan lines.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
  • Klum has no qualms about sharing a topless moment with her fans.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This isn't the first time Erin has shared a topless photo of her man.
    Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
  • While few beaches are topless, tiny tops and tinier bottoms are the norm.
    Teddy Minford, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2023
  • At the time of her protest, Rochelle was topless with words written on her body.
    Fox News, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Mambo Hy was the agency for the girls who danced in the topless clubs.
    Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Cue the topless men in fireman hats gyrating to save the venue.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In Buck’s photos, many of the partners of dancers are shown topless or nude.
    Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Mindy Cohn and four friends stand topless in a pool, their hands covering their breasts.
    Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • First young celebs were ditching their pants, and now going topless has taken that trend's place.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
  • The post featured a photo of herself topless on a beach while cradling her baby bump.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Some people can be topless and some other people cannot be topless.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
  • When someone walks in on them, viewers see a woman topless from behind and on top of a man.
    Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • Ware is dripping in pearls, with hair teased to the heavens, on the topless album cover.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Trump and Netanyahu are shown lying topless by the side of a pool with a drink in hand at the end of the clip.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The topless announcement comes on the heels of a busy festival season for the star.
    Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • In the clip, the mom of two is running into the operating room topless.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • The girl was topless, according to the lawsuit, and the second man was watching her.
    Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This isn't the first time Jenner has gone topless while relaxing by the water.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Both said Franco became angry when no women, while at the shoot, would agree to be topless.
    latimes.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Soldiers are drunk, women are topless, music is blaring out of a gramophone.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
  • On his way out of the training complex, the young full-back stopped his convertible car and stood up, topless, to salute the crowd.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • The Goop founder slipped off her shirt and cooked a meal while topless in a video posted on Instagram.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2025
  • One time, a topless photo of me ended up in the MoMA for six months.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 23 May 2023
  • Jenner went topless in the new ad, wearing nothing but leather bottoms and a giant snakeskin purse.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The final snap in Brady's post was a solo selfie of the athlete taking in some sun while topless on a boat.
    Tanisha Bhat, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Ortega went topless underneath her raw-hem jacket, save for an ivory lace-up collar.
    Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • When the topless revue is canceled by the resort owners, Shelly must decide what to do with the rest of her life.
    Eric Andersson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024

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