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—
Christopher Marlowe
Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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Prosecutors alleged that Gilkey-Meisegeier bought alcohol for one of the victims in exchange for topless photos.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Grant Philipo, founder of the Las Vegas Showgirl Museum, told the outlet in 2016 that classic showgirl productions were known for the hefty amount of money spent on extravagant yet topless wardrobes.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
However, her topless form is showcased in a sculpture that a fellow beatnik/hippie artist, played by Charles Bronson, is working on in her beach shack, when Burton’s Edward comes to call.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
According to the Daily Mail, Kara Noble, who worked alongside Sophie at the Capital radio network, was paid £40,000 for photos of a topless Sophie on holiday in Spain with radio host Chris Tarrant.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Chan, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Grant Philipo, founder of the Las Vegas Showgirl Museum, told the outlet in 2016 that classic showgirl productions were known for the hefty amount of money spent on extravagant yet topless wardrobes.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
However, her topless form is showcased in a sculpture that a fellow beatnik/hippie artist, played by Charles Bronson, is working on in her beach shack, when Burton’s Edward comes to call.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
According to the Daily Mail, Kara Noble, who worked alongside Sophie at the Capital radio network, was paid £40,000 for photos of a topless Sophie on holiday in Spain with radio host Chris Tarrant.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.
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