porkpie hat
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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As a figment of Charles’ imagination, Sazz is always in a suit and a porkpie hat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
But Murphy did offer up that they worked hard to get Oppenheimer’s look right, from the narrow silhouette to the pipe and the porkpie hat.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2023
Ross, wearing a blazer, pigtails and a shrunken porkpie hat, has through-the-roof charisma, even in a Zoom window.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021
For the Zappos Downtown Escapade Tour Experience, held on Friday mornings, our group gathered in the lobby, near a man in a porkpie hat shining shoes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2017
Richie dutifully donned his leather coat, popped his Lester Young porkpie hat on his head, and headed for Harlem while Mommy paced the floor, on edge.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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