How to Use flattop in a Sentence

flattop

noun
  • Haircuts from the 1950s like the flattop and the high and tight are ubiquitous.
    Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
  • South Korea is working with the U.K. to build a small flattop.
    David Axe, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Return to the flattop to dry the masa on both sides and bind the ingredients.
    Diana Davila, Robb Report, 4 May 2021
  • Nando’s has since spread like oil on a hot flattop, with more than two dozen outlets in the area.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
  • At 58, Mellott looks like a cop: flattop, broad shoulders and those busy eyes.
    Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019
  • Smoked pork shank with white beans, grilled trout with arugula and a flattop burger are among the entrees.
    Samantha Bakall, OregonLive.com, 12 June 2017
  • The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron.
    Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
  • The more conspicuous of them was a tower of muscle with a blond flattop and shades.
    New York Times, 16 Dec. 2020
  • There’s nothing special to the dog itself, just a standard wiener steamed and grilled on a flattop and stuffed into a plain ol’ bun.
    John Archibald | Jarchibald@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2019
  • To finish, lightly panfry or sear on the flattop until both sides are crisp.
    Diana Davila, Robb Report, 4 May 2021
  • The patty then cooks alongside beef on the flattop, becoming its own thin, crispy, smashed wonder.
    Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Khalid's cozy knits, pops of color, and that inimitable, flattop-meets-Afro pouf of hair speak to a guy who's cool, comfortable, but never flashy.
    Julia Black, Esquire, 21 Aug. 2017
  • For instance, the flattop style, more for older men, was something was Sorenson did more of in the beginning of his career.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The store also sells regular huaraches, topped with chunky cubes of al pastor pork from the flattop and a criss-cross of crema and queso fresco.
    Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Lycke drops fresh minced garlic on the flattop, which blackens quickly, its smoke perfuming the food boat and the sandbar around it.
    Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Canard will feature a pair of marble bars, one curved, the other fronting Rucker's burners and flattop grill.
    Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 18 Jan. 2018
  • The 100 percent Wagyu patty is roughly chopped rather than finely ground, formed into a ball, and cooked smash-burger style on a flattop.
    Stan Parish, WSJ, 19 June 2018
  • Most places use a panini press, but here it is done by hand, flattening the sandwich against the flattop, simply because it has always been done that way.
    Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The gnarly branches and flattop crowns of these trees are similar to the wrinkles found on the faces of older people, suggesting the notion that age is a sign of wisdom.
    Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Fried bologna sandwiches sizzled on the flattop, Pabst Blue Ribbon cans lined the bar, and twangy country music filled the narrow room.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022
  • His beef brisket, brined with Szechuan peppercorn and star anise (among other aromatics), is stuffed inside a flour tortilla with Comté cheese and crusted on a flattop with Gruyère and jalapeño.
    Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
  • To the southwest, the distinctive slanted flattop of Indian Mesa stands among stone sentinels at the remote upper finger coves of Lake Pleasant.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
  • This griddle from Baking Steel transforms your burners into a diner-style flattop perfect for smash burgers, omelets, and pancakes for a crowd.
    Bon Appétit, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Fresh does mean each tortilla is given the griddle treatment, swelling and charring just so on the sizzling flattop located behind a glass guard and viewable from just about anywhere in the restaurant.
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2017
  • It’s the perfect home cook–friendly substitute for an actual flattop.
    Jarrett Melendez, Bon Appétit, 21 May 2021
  • The Instagram post is a video narrated by Walker that traces the history of his hair with images, starting with a mohawk in seventh grade, dying the mohawk red in eighth grade, and a flattop in ninth grade.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 13 June 2020
  • From a flattop grill helmed by a single chef, guests try an excellent twist on a tamale that’s almost as airy as a soufflé, in addition to quarter-sized baby abalone served with a sauce made from its own liver.
    Kat Odell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2017
  • Although female sailors have served aboard America’s flattops for two decades, on that sunny morning in the Persian Gulf, 35 women made history.
    Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018
  • The transport of the vintage planes will be conducted by Air Force cargo planes or ships including an aircraft carrier or other flattop vessel, officials said.
    USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Extended deployments for flattops mean prolonging the tours of aircraft crews, cruisers, destroyers and submarines, too.
    Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 23 June 2017

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