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Bouncers and prostitutes and small-time gangsters appear with filthy annotations; Black and Turkish residents of Brussels, not to mention colonists in pith helmets, also recur in his scenes of clubs and bars.—
Jason Farago,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2023 Usually made in lightweight fabric and featuring epaulets and pockets across the front, the getup was sometimes accessorized with a rifle and a pith helmet.—
Sarah Fentem,
Outside Online,
9 Sep. 2022 The same way a German actor in Hollywood should get used to strapping on a Stahlhelm, Bollywood provides plenty of roles for a Caucasian in a pith helmet.—Vulture,
1 June 2022 There’s a story about a man in a pith helmet who comes up and shoots a bunch of civilians in the head.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for pith helmet