How to Use chapeau in a Sentence

chapeau

noun
  • Some even talked to her, asking her about her craft-store chapeau.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 May 2021
  • Zendaya’s hair was pulled back into a sleek bun beneath her cream chapeau.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
  • Draw a jack-o'-lantern face onto the top pumpkin and crown it with a dapper black chapeau.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The bucket hat has dethroned the fedora as the chapeau du jour.
    — Max Berlinger, The Seattle Times, 16 Aug. 2018
  • For an ultra-elegant look, swap the classic veil for a regal chapeau.
    — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 17 Feb. 2020
  • The chapeau featured a lighter green tone and included a pheasant-style feather with shades of brown, green and red.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Angela Bassett makes a statement with a cane and chapeau combo.
    — Elise Wrabetz, NBC news, 5 May 2025
  • The hat, dear reader, looks like a not-so-distant cousin of the Harris-Walz chapeau.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Think unfussy summer dresses—and don’t discount the power of a good chapeau, either.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 July 2019
  • Wear your finest chapeau and enter the restaurant’s classic Big Hat contest.
    — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 July 2017
  • As for her accessories, Padukone carried a black, top-handle bag and added a white chapeau with a wide brim to her attire.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Big peepers, tiny chapeau, answers to his official name Question Hound.
    — Washington Post, 18 May 2021
  • To wit, try keeping your head warm in a fine faux fur chapeau from Emma Brewin or a trapper style from Cordova.
    — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Rodrigues handcrafts all types of chapeaus, including fedoras and cowboy hats.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Nobody in a straw chapeau should be as devastatingly handsome as Lestat.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Van den Berg got hold of a photo of her as a young woman in her white nanny’s uniform, with a crescent chapeau clipped to her blonde hair and a gold broach at her collar.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • In summer, his chapeau will rotate among a Brewers hat, a bowler and an On Wisconsin baseball cap.
    — Jane Ford-Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2017
  • The 34-year-old paired the outfit with a straw purse, canvas espadrilles and a white hat that matched the chapeau worn by her husband, James Matthews.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 28 May 2018
  • The ensemble included a billowing white coat with a high neckline collar and a coordinated chapeau with birdcage netting.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 May 2026
  • The Gallic chapeau was a statement in and of itself, but also showcased her dramatic cut-crease gaze, with kittenish flicks of black eyeliner and lids swathed in pastel blue pigment.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2018
  • The overall look gave the retro, 1920s chapeau a contemporary edge with high-fashion sensibility.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • For one New Orleanian Tyler's chapeau appropriation was a advertising dream come true.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 16 May 2018
  • With her the-bigger-the-better hair, either let down or tied back and topped off with an ornamental chapeau, iridescent eyes, and glossy lips, Ross perpetually brought drama to the stage, helping usher in the disco era.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2021
  • With her the-bigger-the-better hair, either let down or tied back and topped off with an ornamental chapeau, iridescent eyes, and glossy lips, Ross perpetually brought drama to the stage, helping usher in the disco era.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Princess Charlene later uploaded a sweet photo of her twins on Instagram, which showed Gabriella dressed in a deep red ten-button double-breasted redingote with an angled black chapeau, and Jacques in uniform wearing a carabiner's cap and suit.
    — Peter Mikelbank, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2022

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