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"Long before the civil wars, men and boys were expected to doff their hats, indoors or out, whenever they met a superior," he says.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

The sellout crowd, which had long been on its feet, continuing cheering, eventually drawing Kershaw back out onto the field to doff his cap in appreciation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

When they arrive, there is a ceremonial greeting, where the Lords doff their black bicorn hats and the Commons representatives acknowledge this by bowing.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

And let us doff our currently nonexistent hats to the ferry employee who was NOT about to allow some dude to get away with cutting ahead of us in line.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023

Tiny Shanks took the keys with a doff of his imaginary cap and then ran off.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

When forced by Pozzo to dance, Mr. Thornton merely doffs his bowler hat rhythmically a few times in a funny nod to Bob Fosse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025

In a foundational scene of monotheism, Moses doffs his kicks to approach the burning bush; shoes are, by their pedestrian nature, unfit for holy ground.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 14, 2019

Osborne doffs his cap in places to the wisecracking dialogue now synonymous with Chandler, but on the whole, he soft-pedals on the one-liners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2018

The music nods at Gregorian chant, doffs its cap to Shostakovich, gives a thumbs up to industrial metal, and is uniquely Scott Walker.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 23, 2012

He never doffs the iron mask, the "rigidi censura cachinni;" he has so long hidden his face that he is afraid to see it himself or to let it be seen.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell

He didn’t have to make the gesture; but it’s a measure of his decency that he doffed his hat to her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

After the video, Kershaw stepped out of the far end of the dugout and doffed his cap to the crowd before the game resumed with the White Sox leading 4-2.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025

The Americans beat China on penalties in front of a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl and Brandi Chastain doffed her jersey in celebration.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

The Americans defeated China on penalties in front of a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl and Brandi Chastain doffed her jersey in celebration.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

Once it pressurized, he quickly doffed his suit.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

After doffing their shoes, presumably to protect the plush, vibrantly red carpet that covers the theater’s floor, audience members take seats arranged in concentric circles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

“As more scientific data availed itself, it became obvious that our greatest exposure to carcinogens is our daily donning and doffing of PPE bunker gear,” he continued.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023

Send it out in a blaze, or a mass doffing of the mask.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2022

When his victory was secured Sunday evening, a smiling and even giggling Cantlay remained on the green and saluted the spectators by doffing his cap and waving it at the grandstand.

From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2021

He’d picked up affected gestures, putting his hands in his pockets and rattling change, for instance, or doffing his cap.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides