How to Use flattop in a Sentence

flattop

noun

• Haircuts from the 1950s like the flattop and the high and tight are ubiquitous.
  — Steele Brand, Time, 20 Sep. 2019
• South Korea is working with the U.K. to build a small flattop.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
• Return to the flattop to dry the masa on both sides and bind the ingredients.
  — Diana Davila, Robb Report, 4 May 2021
• Nando’s has since spread like oil on a hot flattop, with more than two dozen outlets in the area.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2022
• Shrimp flecked with cilantro and garlic sizzle on a flattop.
  — Priya Krishna, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2023
• At 58, Mellott looks like a cop: flattop, broad shoulders and those busy eyes.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 6 June 2019
• Smoked pork shank with white beans, grilled trout with arugula and a flattop burger are among the entrees.
  — Samantha Bakall, OregonLive.com, 12 June 2017
• The guy who worked the big black cast-iron flattops wore only a T-shirt and loose dungarees and an often-dirty apron.
  — Gabrielle Hamilton, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2020
• The more conspicuous of them was a tower of muscle with a blond flattop and shades.
  — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2020
• The city is currently home to three older, Nimitz-class flattops.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
• There’s nothing special to the dog itself, just a standard wiener steamed and grilled on a flattop and stuffed into a plain ol’ bun.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2019
• To finish, lightly panfry or sear on the flattop until both sides are crisp.
  — Diana Davila, Robb Report, 4 May 2021
• The patty then cooks alongside beef on the flattop, becoming its own thin, crispy, smashed wonder.
  — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 2 Nov. 2020
• Khalid's cozy knits, pops of color, and that inimitable, flattop-meets-Afro pouf of hair speak to a guy who's cool, comfortable, but never flashy.
  — Julia Black, Esquire, 21 Aug. 2017
• For instance, the flattop style, more for older men, was something was Sorenson did more of in the beginning of his career.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2019
• The store also sells regular huaraches, topped with chunky cubes of al pastor pork from the flattop and a criss-cross of crema and queso fresco.
  — Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2022
• Lycke drops fresh minced garlic on the flattop, which blackens quickly, its smoke perfuming the food boat and the sandbar around it.
  — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Oct. 2020
• Canard will feature a pair of marble bars, one curved, the other fronting Rucker's burners and flattop grill.
  — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 18 Jan. 2018
• The 100 percent Wagyu patty is roughly chopped rather than finely ground, formed into a ball, and cooked smash-burger style on a flattop.
  — Stan Parish, WSJ, 19 June 2018
• Most places use a panini press, but here it is done by hand, flattening the sandwich against the flattop, simply because it has always been done that way.
  — Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2017
• The gnarly branches and flattop crowns of these trees are similar to the wrinkles found on the faces of older people, suggesting the notion that age is a sign of wisdom.
  — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2018
• Fried bologna sandwiches sizzled on the flattop, Pabst Blue Ribbon cans lined the bar, and twangy country music filled the narrow room.
  — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022
• His beef brisket, brined with Szechuan peppercorn and star anise (among other aromatics), is stuffed inside a flour tortilla with Comté cheese and crusted on a flattop with Gruyère and jalapeño.
  — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
• To the southwest, the distinctive slanted flattop of Indian Mesa stands among stone sentinels at the remote upper finger coves of Lake Pleasant.
  — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2022
• This griddle from Baking Steel transforms your burners into a diner-style flattop perfect for smash burgers, omelets, and pancakes for a crowd.
  — Bon Appétit, 27 Dec. 2021
• Fresh does mean each tortilla is given the griddle treatment, swelling and charring just so on the sizzling flattop located behind a glass guard and viewable from just about anywhere in the restaurant.
  — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 27 Sep. 2017
• It’s the perfect home cook–friendly substitute for an actual flattop.
  — Jarrett Melendez, Bon Appétit, 21 May 2021
• The Instagram post is a video narrated by Walker that traces the history of his hair with images, starting with a mohawk in seventh grade, dying the mohawk red in eighth grade, and a flattop in ninth grade.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 13 June 2020
• From a flattop grill helmed by a single chef, guests try an excellent twist on a tamale that’s almost as airy as a soufflé, in addition to quarter-sized baby abalone served with a sauce made from its own liver.
  — Kat Odell, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2017
• Although female sailors have served aboard America’s flattops for two decades, on that sunny morning in the Persian Gulf, 35 women made history.
  — Carl Prine, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024