Examples of ten-gallon hat in a Sentence
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Lastly, a tip of the ten-gallon hat to Orville Peck and Shaboozey, two irresistible talents showing us everything country can and should be.
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Rolling Stone,
28 Dec. 2024
In a ten-gallon hat, Mack was genial; shaking hands with guests, joking with vendors, and taking selfies with supporters.
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David Gilbert,
WIRED,
24 Oct. 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2024
And although the sudden abundance of ten-gallon hats might be part of a larger promotional strategy, Beyoncé isn’t the only celebrity to make a sartorial pivot west.
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Leah Dolan,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2024
So will the American West aesthetic of ten-gallon hats, Nudie-ish suits, and cowboy boots trickle down to the masses?
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Suzie Lechtenberg,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2024
With his walrus mustache and ten-gallon hat, Fall would go on to earn the distinction of being the first cabinet secretary ever sentenced to jail, convicted in 1929 of taking bribes in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
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Rebecca Boggs Roberts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2023
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Rolling Stone,
28 Dec. 2024
In a ten-gallon hat, Mack was genial; shaking hands with guests, joking with vendors, and taking selfies with supporters.
—
David Gilbert,
WIRED,
24 Oct. 2024
Kevin Costner isn’t the only present-day actor with a fondness for Westerns; ornery old hands such as Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, and Tommy Lee Jones are always ready to don their ten-gallon hats for the right role.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2024
And although the sudden abundance of ten-gallon hats might be part of a larger promotional strategy, Beyoncé isn’t the only celebrity to make a sartorial pivot west.
—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2024
So will the American West aesthetic of ten-gallon hats, Nudie-ish suits, and cowboy boots trickle down to the masses?
—
Suzie Lechtenberg,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2024
With his walrus mustache and ten-gallon hat, Fall would go on to earn the distinction of being the first cabinet secretary ever sentenced to jail, convicted in 1929 of taking bribes in the infamous Teapot Dome scandal.
—
Rebecca Boggs Roberts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2023
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“Ten-gallon hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ten-gallon%20hat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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