How to Use top out in a Sentence
top out
phrasal verb-
The thermometer tops out in the near 30 to mid-30s briefly in the warmest spots.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024 -
At plants in the South, wages tend to start below $20 an hour and top out at less than $30.
— Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023 -
While highs will top out in the mid 80s tomorrow, relief from the heat is on the way.
— Mike Rose, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023 -
Video capture tops out at 4K60 for both the front and rear cameras.
— PCMAG, 20 May 2024 -
Steers said the last such stretch happened a couple of years ago and topped out at 37 hours.
— Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 -
Facial scrubs top out around $30, but most don’t cost this much.
— Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024 -
High temperatures should top out at least in the low to mid-40s.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024 -
Philadelphia and New York City could top out in the 60s.
— Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 -
Temperatures should be able to top out in the mid-to-upper 50s for most of us.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 -
Relief from the heat can be found along the coast where daytime highs will likely top out in the upper 60s much of the week.
— oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023 -
In most cases, those packages topped out at around $2,000 this year.
— Mark Gurman, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023 -
Celia’s Kitchen’s menu tops out at a non-overwhelming 12 items.
— Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 17 July 2023 -
The water kept surging, topping out at about three feet.
— Mityne Lewis, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024 -
Video capture tops out at 4K60 on both the front and rear cameras of every Pixel 9.
— Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024 -
In the high peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, temperatures may top out in the 40s by Monday.
— Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Ticket prices mostly began at $10 or less and topped out at $30.
— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024 -
As for video, the Pixel 9 series tops out at 4K60 for local video capture.
— PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024 -
One woman has fashioned a top out of a plastic grocery bag.
— Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023 -
Ocotillo Wells also could top out at 110 degrees, due to a high pressure system out of the Great Basin.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024 -
Afternoon temperatures top out in the mid-60s for the most part.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023 -
His usage of the pitch had steadily risen all season, topping out at 53.1% in July.
— Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023 -
Yamamoto chose the Dodgers over the Yankees, whose offer topped out at $300 million.
— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024 -
Wednesday will top out at about 78 degrees, Thursday at about 77.
— The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The Ramblas is a Class 1 pedal-assist system that tops out at 20 mph on assist.
— William Roberson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024 -
Among states, long-term tenure topped out in Hawaii, where 36 percent of homeowners have been under the same roof for 24 years or more.
— Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 -
Over the last two years, the stock has often topped out in the $20-24 range, suggesting a short-term upside target in that congestion area.
— David Keller, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024 -
But parents can breathe a little easier knowing the speed tops out at 12.4 mph.
— Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023 -
That means high-yield savings accounts — for which some of the best rates top out at 5.35% — are likely to remain appealing.
— J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Humid mid- to late afternoon high temperatures will top out in the mid- to upper 80s just as the chance of a few showers and storms starts to rise.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023 -
This front will usher in much cooler air and for the next week temperatures will top out near 80 and cool into the 60s at nighttime.
— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 29 July 2023
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