Used in a Sentence

topless

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for topless.

Editorial note

Offered him €10 for it and he took it and was immediately escorted off the premises for being topless.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech3

Quick take

Not wearing any clothes on the upper body.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of topless gathered in one view.

adverb

Not wearing any clothes on the upper body.

adjective

Lacking a top.

noun

(automotive) A convertible car having the top retracted or otherwise open.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for topless.

Example sentences

1

Offered him €10 for it and he took it and was immediately escorted off the premises for being topless.

2

Why did someone feel the need to have a photo of a topless 11 year old on that article?!

3

The picture was of a topless toddler breast feeding, which (for anyone with kids) is a perfectly normal sight.

4

At the current time there does not appear to be a review on Amazon.com indicating that topless women chose this title.

5

On a tangential note, where does one go to find topless babes interested in linux?

6

At this time (1920s and 1930s) in New York, it was illegal even for men to be topless on the beach.

7

Conditions in Victorian coal mines shocked victorian England, particularly when it was discovered that topless young girls co worked with naked men.

8

Western women are forbidden from going topless in public even though men are allowed.

9

Didn't The Sun just decide to stop printing topless women on page 3?

10

See, uh, people ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a, a high priority.

11

If you really want to you can walk around topless in Germany.

12

Isn't that the place with wall to wall topless clubs?

Quote examples

1

While the "topless girl" is part of the story, was anyone else surprised to see a drawing?

2

This is because the dark-skinned, tropical people world-wide often are topless, whereas their white-skinned northern hemisphere counterpoints wear more clothes." Cultural expectations run deep.

3

The last time I saw topless women on the beach, they were reading "People" magazine if they were reading anything at all.

4

, "Euro-American confrontation with topless prior to the 1960s are often deeply conflicted and involved a racial separation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use topless in a sentence?

Offered him €10 for it and he took it and was immediately escorted off the premises for being topless.

What does topless mean?

Not wearing any clothes on the upper body.

What part of speech is topless?

topless is commonly used as adverb, adjective, noun.