Examples of old hat in a Sentence
I suppose my favorite joke's a bit old hat by now.
Making hit movies is old hat for him.
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In many ways, this is old hat to the 65-year-old who’s been a pilot since 1983 and for the past 11 years has flown an air tanker into various hot spots around the country.
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
That bit of Trump news is old hat by now, and Sherman’s casting and emasculating appearance is so unnecessary at this point.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In a media space crowded with real estate fare, Owning Manhattan promises to be a breath of rarefied fresh air, with one old hat in the center of it all.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The list is old hat by now: centralization, surveillance, information control.
—Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
That bit of Trump news is old hat by now, and Sherman’s casting and emasculating appearance is so unnecessary at this point.
—EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
In a media space crowded with real estate fare, Owning Manhattan promises to be a breath of rarefied fresh air, with one old hat in the center of it all.
—Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The list is old hat by now: centralization, surveillance, information control.
—Meredith Whittaker, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20hat. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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