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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

We were required to doff our hats as the warder walked by.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025

She changes out of her scrubs, doffs her shoes and showers before venturing through the shared house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2021

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

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

Laden mules pass by in crowds, attended by Indian drivers, each of whom doffs his hat and blesses you—a mere ceremony, it may be, but one in picturesque keeping with the scenery.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

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

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

And once Freeman pulled into the base safely, he doffed his helmet and absorbed the scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

The game has now doffed its hat to its longest-serving monarch in the best way it knew how.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022

He stood up, unmindful of the mud and mire clinging to his knees and coat, and he bowed to her, and then he doffed his bowler hat.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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

This is Canada, so the photograph you probably will see this week is one of father and son, simultaneously doffing their caps in the outfield at Olympic Stadium, when Guerrero played for the Montreal Expos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

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

The crowd on the dock, doffing their hats and waving them over their heads, began a thunderous chant: “Ray! Ray! Ray! For the USA!”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown