stovepipe

Example Sentences

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That image will prove as iconic as the bearded man in the stovepipe hat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

When you think of Abraham Lincoln, your mind probably conjures up an image of a tall, lanky man with a chinstrap beard and a stovepipe hat.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

Normal is red-haired singer Kim Petras wearing an artistically designed horse’s head as a breastplate, and Naomi Campbell in a sky-high stovepipe hat, looking like she was about to terrorize 1888 London.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021

It originated as Union Army surplus fabric after the Civil War, and 19th-century officers wore it betimes with a cowboy hat, or with an Abe Lincoln stovepipe topper.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2021

George gave him a boost from below, and Owen hooked his arm around the stovepipe chimney on the roof and pulled.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz