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
  • Deputies later found Pelosi's brown convertible nearby with damage to the front-right side, which was consistent with damage found on the parked car.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Shortly after, deputies found a California Highway Patrol vehicle parked behind the convertible, which the Sheriff’s Office stated was partially blocking the roadway.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The former is a sportier, swoopier two-row variant of the Volvo EX90 while the latter is a high-riding fastback crossover with a hatch with no rear window.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The low-key coupe plates give every meal the Michelin-star treatment.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026
  • Its range isn’t spectacular—the company says the coupe has a 255-mile range, the Spider a 249-mile range, and the Racing a 236-mile range—but the pack can be taken from 10 to 97 percent capacity in just nine minutes.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • Few embody that philosophy today—authentically—quite like cabin and wagon maker Rollo Dunford Wood, who lives in an ancient home set amid the remote, rolling moorland of North Wales with his ceramicist wife, Freyja Lee, and their three children.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 July 2026
  • At a charge, guests may also book a cute Patina Osaka wagon, packed with chairs, cuddly blankets, bites, and drinks for a bucolic picnic in the park.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Toyota's hybrid hatchback is noted for its affordability, excellent gas mileage, and recent redesign.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Rolon, 60, was at a yard sale just a few blocks from her home when the white BMW SUV heading south on Decker Ave.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
  • The 2026 Pathfinder is a mid-cycle refresh that builds on the fifth generation of the SUV.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Outside, the cops, led by a dry sinister officer in a long black leather coat, order him to get on the ground, face down; Sophia comes out of the house and is placed in the back of a car, staring at all this through the glass.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • The governor’s September 2020 order directed the state to require all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state after 2035 be zero-emission vehicles.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

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“Ragtop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragtop. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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