derby

noun

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as in bowler

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Recent Examples of derby Likewise, the main director whom the Minions befriend, Max (Christoph Waltz), has a European accent, a derby-tip to the industry’s immigrant roots. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The Vernon Hills Police Department presented the June 27 derby. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 The cordovan line revisited the brand’s shoemaking heritage with models that included derby shoes, loafers, monk straps and Chelsea boots. — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 June 2026 Finally, at the 2023 trading deadline, there again was open bidding by the Heat when Brooklyn made Durant available, with the Suns instead winning that derby. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for derby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for derby
  1. bowler
  2. baseball cap
  3. bonnet
  4. helmet
  5. sombrero
  6. fedora
  7. boater
  8. cowboy hat
Noun
  • Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran, who hit the winning runs in his nation’s first World Cup victory, has died one day before his 39th birthday.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Grace Jones swept in looking dramatically stylish in a black tuxedo jacket with power shoulders and a black bowler-style hat.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 28 June 2026
Definition of bowler
Noun
  • The video showed Robinson standing in a room at the Washington County Sheriff’s Office wearing a T-shirt and baseball cap.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, red pants and either a Milwaukee Bucks or Chicago Bulls baseball cap.
    — Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of baseball cap
Noun
  • The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • Otherwise, local sports programs, like bike advocacy groups focused on cycling or outdoor activities may accept helmet donations.
    — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • Note the flames used as decorative touches in the bedrooms, or the Formula 1 racing suit and helmet hanging in the primary suite.
    — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of helmet
Noun
  • Sombrero flick The sombrero flick means different things to different people.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 June 2026
  • Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Definition of sombrero
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  • For example, the tourist melting in the heat wearing a fedora procured at a cheap souvenir shop near the train station is a dead giveaway of someone not from the area.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • In 1930s New York City, private detective Ben Reilly (Cage) hung up his heroic mask and fedora as the legendary Spider five years ago.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 May 2026
Definition of fedora
Noun
  • An EnCon Police vessel was conducting routine patrol on the Connecticut River just north of Selden Neck State Park when officers were flagged down by another boater on the river, DEEP officials said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • Officials said a nearby recreational jet ski operator and another boater immediately came to the firefighters' aid before members of the Perth Amboy Fire Department's marine unit arrived and helped rescue the crew from the water.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of boater
Noun
  • Rosa Castro, 40, stood outside of her new home in Sunrise on Saturday in a cowboy hat with her husband and her two children.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2026
  • The company was paid to produce dozens of videos for DHS while McLaughlin worked there, including an ad of former secretary Kristi Noem in a cowboy hat atop a horse in front of Mount Rushmore.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of cowboy hat

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