ragtop

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Recent Examples of ragtop As Bronson Pinchot’s hapless character, Elliot, is speeding in his ragtop Porsche with a girl bent over his lap along a 15 mph curve on Mulholland Drive, cop lights go off behind him. Steve Garbarino, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2025 The park’s historic Red Jammers, a fleet of 1930s ragtop tour buses, allow visitors to take in stunning mountain, lake and waterfall views from the road. Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024 The livelihood of the convertible might be threatened by hulking SUVs, but a handful of sporty stalwarts continue to validate the timeless allure of alfresco driving—especially when that ragtop is paired with the right road. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023 When production of the old ragtop ceased, however, some of the wonder went out of Jaguars. Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for ragtop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ragtop
Noun
  • It’s designed with a hardtop roof made from galvanized steel, a sturdy aluminum frame, PC screen walls for weather resistance, and removable windows.
    Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • Details like the black hardtop on the upper sundeck add a sporty edge.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Sheriff's deputies then found Pelosi's brown convertible nearby with damage to the front-right side, which was consistent with damage found on the parked car.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Deputies later found a California Highway Patrol vehicle parked behind Pelosi’s convertible.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • Once again, the fastback Coupe becomes the more-fashionable choice, while trading nearly 20 percent of the standard model’s rear cargo space and a touch of rear headroom.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
  • For just under $30,000 total, customers can get a basic SUV in a fastback or squareback style.
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • In fact, this unassuming little coupe was the one car that sparked the global roadster boom of the early 1990s, when the MX-5’s huge popularity convinced European carmakers to create the Boxster, SLK, TT, Z3, MGF and Barchetta.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This time, however, a new, more hardcore variant of the V12 sports coupe surfaced in Maranello.
    Jerry Perez, The Drive, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • On the Eastern Plains near Manzanola, Alice Craig McDonald, 91, lives near the homestead her grandparents claimed after leaving Oklahoma by wagon in 1916 -- descendants of people born into slavery who came west looking for land of their own.
    Anna Alejo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Travelers could choose to either sail around the continent and come through Panama or cross the continent by horse and wagon.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Despite overcoming early battery recalls to post record sales figures, GM retired the hatchback to retool its factory for electric trucks and sunset its aging battery platform.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In Irkutsk, Russia, a man is seen leaning into the open window of a hatchback and repeatedly hitting another motorist.
    Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Officers with the Olathe Police Department were called to the area of West 159th Street and South Lone Elm Road upon reports of a head-on collision between a white SUV and a dump truck, according to a news release from Sgt.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Police said the group went inside, took out an ATM, then fled in a white SUV, leaving the black SUV behind.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • One issue, Denker said, is the 220-plus manhole covers on the race circuit that had to be welded to ensure the race cars don't suck them off the road.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Shimmy first made a name for himself with the gritty 2020 EP Zombie Land, which introduced him as a street-centric rapper whose music made more sense rattling from the trunk of a car than playing in a nightclub.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Ragtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtop. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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