black cap
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He thinks he got "close", but never managed the weight of runs to earn a black cap.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
“He was last seen wearing a black cap, black sweatshirt, black pants, multi-colored sneakers, and carrying a black bookbag.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025
Diane, wearing a red and black cap and a tie-dyed sweater, speaks: “This site was reported May 1, 2024, for unidentified persons.”
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2024
The card also features a ridged, industrial black cap for safe transportation to another location and Xbox.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
And in imagination she saw the judge's old hands put the black cap on his head and begin to pronounce sentence….
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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