How to Use chapeau in a Sentence

chapeau

noun

• In France, the term chapeau, french for hat, means bravo.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 22 May 2021
• Some even talked to her, asking her about her craft-store chapeau.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 May 2021
• 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
• 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
• If your chapeau collection doesn’t include at least one wide-brimmed straw hat, now would be the time to correct it.
  — Kathleen Walsh, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2022
• The fitted dress, made out of the store’s iconic blue-and-yellow bags, was complete with a dramatic chapeau to match.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2021
• Wear your finest chapeau and enter the restaurant’s classic Big Hat contest.
  — Carolina Gusman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 July 2017
• To wit, try keeping your head warm in a fine faux fur chapeau from Emma Brewin or a trapper style from Cordova.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2020
• For an ultra-elegant look, swap the classic veil for a regal chapeau.
  — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, 17 Feb. 2020
• Think unfussy summer dresses—and don’t discount the power of a good chapeau, either.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 July 2019
• 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
• Big peepers, tiny chapeau, answers to his official name Question Hound.
  — Washington Post, 18 May 2021
• From Queen Elizabeth’s lime green and purple concoction to Princess Beatrice’s surprisingly subdued chapeau, here are some of the best (and most bizarre) hats from the royal wedding.
  — Lisa Ryan, The Cut, 19 May 2018
• 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
• Suddenly, the Instagram du jour was a cartoonishly large sun chapeau (bless you, Jacquemus!).
  — Isabella Lalonde, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2018
• Nobody in a straw chapeau should be as devastatingly handsome as Lestat.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2022
• With its swooping brim, Flo’s chapeau also recalled another memorable piece of headgear: the white asymmetrical hat Celine Dion wore to the Oscars back in 1999.
  — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023
• Sporting a fashionable, wide-brimmed chapeau and Hollywood-style makeup.
  — Washington Post, 12 May 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. 2018
• Behind the curtain of Swarovski crystals dangling from her dramatic wide-brimmed chapeau, her mouth is saturated in a nefarious green onyx shade with a matching cut-crease gaze.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 21 May 2018
• Finally, let’s discuss your crowning glory: a jaunty chapeau.
  — Michael Avedon, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2017
• For one New Orleanian Tyler's chapeau appropriation was a advertising dream come true.
  — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 16 May 2018
• Prizes will be awarded in several categories, including most beautiful hat, craziest chapeau and most beautifully decorated table.
  — Rancho Bernardo, 16 June 2017

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2024