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Examples of top hat in a Sentence
He wore a top hat and tails.
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There's the pomp and circumstance, the top hats and tuxedos, and the myth that there is only one Punxsutawney Phil, who has been making weather predictions since the 1880s.
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Avery Keatley, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
Snowmen are often seen with a top hat, scarf and pipe.
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Veronica Bravo, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
At midnight, attendees turned on their lighted top hats, which were powered by batteries and designed to display numerals of the new year: 1908.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Each has a black top hat with a mirror on top, which Bubbles uses to flirt with men in the audience.
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Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Top hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/top%20hat. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
top hat
noun
: a man's hat with a tall crown
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