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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Klum wore a tiny black thong in the video, but remained topless to avoid any tan lines.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
There was water on the stage, and the women were topless.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Denise being topless except for pans, on the other hand, is an attention-grabber.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Like a number of public figures ranging from Venus Williams during Milan Fashion Week to Camila Cabello at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week, Klum opted to go topless beneath her black blazer.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 2 May 2025
There was water on the stage, and the women were topless.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
Denise being topless except for pans, on the other hand, is an attention-grabber.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Like a number of public figures ranging from Venus Williams during Milan Fashion Week to Camila Cabello at the Chanel show during Paris Fashion Week, Klum opted to go topless beneath her black blazer.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 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 15 May. 2025.
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