1
a
: wearing no clothing on the upper body
b
: featuring topless waitresses or entertainers
topless bars
c
: being a place where topless women are permitted
a topless beach
2
: being without a top
3
archaic
: so high as to reach up beyond sight
and burnt the topless towers of Ilium—
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Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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In a clip from the visual posted one day prior to the track’s release, a topless Lorde spins around in a swivel chair and looks down at her bare chest.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025
Her post showed many of the same and similar pictures and videos, including a topless one of Turner-Smith with black heart emojis covering her bare breasts.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
Several of those pictures were of a topless Ventura, which drew Comey's ire.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
In 1985, Ilona Staller, soon-to-be wife of artist Jeff Koons, made headlines by wearing a topless, pink dress on the red carpet.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 27 May 2025
Her post showed many of the same and similar pictures and videos, including a topless one of Turner-Smith with black heart emojis covering her bare breasts.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 May 2025
Several of those pictures were of a topless Ventura, which drew Comey's ire.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 22 May 2025
In 1985, Ilona Staller, soon-to-be wife of artist Jeff Koons, made headlines by wearing a topless, pink dress on the red carpet.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for topless
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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