hard hat

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Recent Examples of hard hat Wearing his construction worker hard hat and neon green vest, the 23-year-old from Cuba joins his classmates to earn certification as a refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technician. Sarah Moreno may 1, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026 Wearing a hard hat, the charter's principal, Justin Blietz, described his vision. Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 Later, the host dons a hard hat to tour a multi-billion-dollar, decades-long project that will ease freight and passenger train bottlenecks with new bridges and underpasses. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 Crazy prediction Jim Schlossnagle will wear ear plugs, a safety vest and a hard hat at Blue Bell Park. Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hard hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hard hat
Noun
  • Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
    Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.
    Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 June 2022
Noun
  • Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
    Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
  • Making big money as head of the Empire State Building and a bank, Smith moved to Fifth Avenue and swapped his brown derby for a silk hat.
    Edward Kosner, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2018
Noun
  • In a black sequined dress, a top hat, and a pink boa-type shawl, Drescher was very much dressed for the occasion.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 27 June 2026
  • Sporting a traditional top hat, then-Prince Charles walked alongside his grandmother, the Queen Mother, at the 1979 Royal Ascot.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • There are flag sweaters and skate sneakers and prairie skirts; there are Cheyanne moccasins and Mennonite bonnets and the not-quite-holy Yankees baseball cap.
    Faran Krentcil, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • There was a phone book, camera film canisters, metal pins, the tattered remains of a baseball cap and an orange t-shirt with the outline of a giant thumbs up.
    Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • This regulatory void raises concerns about exclusions for pre-existing conditions, potential service caps, and the absence of comprehensive coverage for preventive care.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • And blowing a whistle, a proletarian prophet in a red service cap.
    Ostap Kin, The New York Review of Books, 23 Mar. 2022
Noun
  • The original glass Bearista cold cup came with a straw and was shaped like a teddy bear with a green Starbucks stocking cap on its head.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The arrest has drawn widespread attention, as the child had just returned home from preschool with his father and was wearing a Spider Man backpack and blue stocking cap with bunny ears when detained.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • And with very little preparation, the girl — dressed in a yellow T-shirt, cut-off jean shorts and a cowboy hat — proceeded to sing an extended acoustic version of the song with one of country music’s biggest stars.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 June 2026
  • One reporter decided to ask a Sweden supporter about his cowboy hat, and wound up getting a Buc-ee's commercial.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026

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“Hard hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard%20hat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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