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Recent Examples of top hat
Sporting a traditional top hat, then-Prince Charles walked alongside his grandmother, the Queen Mother, at the 1979 Royal Ascot.
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Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The future king wore a dark suit and top hat complete with a yellow flower on his lapel, echoing wife Kate's summer look.
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Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The king also opted for pastel details for his look, pairing a gray suit with a yellow vest, a black top hat and black, lace-up patent leather dress shoes.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
The costume—doofy top hat, smeared white paint—suggested full commitment to the bit.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
The future king wore a dark suit and top hat complete with a yellow flower on his lapel, echoing wife Kate's summer look.
—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
The king also opted for pastel details for his look, pairing a gray suit with a yellow vest, a black top hat and black, lace-up patent leather dress shoes.
—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for top hat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for top hat
Noun
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Moriya wore a Western-style morning coat and a silk hat that belonged to Prince Takamodo, the late father of Princess Ayako.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Okay, Emily is wearing a picture hat that makes her previous hat look tiny.
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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.
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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.
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Ryan Asdourian, a marketing and strategy officer for Lumen Technologies, decided to have some fun with the clean-up operation, taking a film crew along to the venue and a hard hat, setting out to cover up as many signs as possible.
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For many people, the next tech job may involve a hard hat instead of a laptop.
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Instead of high hats, use wall washers, which bounce light off the walls and space.
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Going high hat just did not fit, and on Sept. 9, 1927, the Bernheimer flags came down.
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One of the most popular traditional costumes was the bauta, which consisted of a full mask, a cape that covered the head and shoulders, and a tricorn or cocked hat.
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Heather Wilson, a nurse anesthetist, wore huge fake eyelashes and an absurd cocked hat.
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Rosa Castro, 40, stood outside of her new home in Sunrise on Saturday in a cowboy hat with her husband and her two children.
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The company was paid to produce dozens of videos for DHS while McLaughlin worked there, including an ad of former secretary Kristi Noem in a cowboy hat atop a horse in front of Mount Rushmore.
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/top%20hat. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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