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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Weighing cars is easy, and timing them in pit stops is old hat, too.
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ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
The pace of morning preparation behind the scenes was old hat to me.
—Harriette Cole, Flow Space, 3 June 2025
For a franchise that not too long ago hadn’t even won a playoff round in a quarter-century, winning the Eastern Conference has become old hat for these Panthers.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 29 May 2025
This sort of performance is old hat for American women.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
The pace of morning preparation behind the scenes was old hat to me.
—Harriette Cole, Flow Space, 3 June 2025
For a franchise that not too long ago hadn’t even won a playoff round in a quarter-century, winning the Eastern Conference has become old hat for these Panthers.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 29 May 2025
This sort of performance is old hat for American women.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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“Old hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20hat. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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