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
  • Both the hull and deck are built in aluminum, while the hardtop is carbon fiber.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Elegante used a heavy retractable hardtop operated by an elaborate electro-hydraulic mechanism, with the entire operation taking roughly two minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Afterward, Jack followed her Volkswagen Beetle home in his white convertible.
    — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The black convertible has just five miles on the odometer and has never been registered.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This is the Torcal, a fastback SUV with more torque than any Bentley before it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • There are about three times as many C40 coupes available as the XC40 Recharge, but quite a lot of people prefer the looks of the fastback, so this is no bad thing.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Strain off ice into a coupe and garnish with a cherry or lemon peel.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Things got even worse when the first images of the slab-sided and pastel-shaded Type 00 coupe concept leaked.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The pump wagon’s relevance to Bowery culture will only be apparent in the exhibition’s final gallery, which is dominated by a comparable artifact, Brad Kalhammer’s installation Bowery Nation (1985–2012).
    — J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Parents can also pull their younger ones around the neighborhood in a wagon as a safety measure.
    — Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • There was also a Civic hatchback built as a Dodge Charger from the 1970s as recently as 2023.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Its first hatchback was still a three-door, though, and slightly more practical for carrying cargo rather than humans in the rear.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Jones was driving Levy’s SUV and had her phone as officers pursued him for 38 minutes, police said.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For families who need three rows but not the size, weight or fuel consumption of a full-size SUV, a minivan occupies an appealing middle ground.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His 2020 breakout record, Little Dominiques Nosebleed, examined place and heritage by tracing the ripples of two successive childhood car accidents; 2022’s ISTHISFORREAL?
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • His sister, Andrea Clark, 35, told the New York Post on Tuesday that her brother had been in remission from cancer since 2015 and had survived a car fire just weeks before his death.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Ragtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtop. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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