hard hat

Example Sentences

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When opportunity shows up as a hard hat or a pair of overalls, we put them on and get to work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

On nearby benches, one person in scrubs and another in a reflective vest and hard hat ate their Tupperware lunches, like some kind of Village People reboot waiting to happen.

From Slate • Aug. 13, 2025

The ads first aired in 2022 and feature CEO Patti Poppe in a company-branded hard hat while saying the company is “transforming your hometown utility from the ground up.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Clad in a hard hat, sweater vest and orange work gloves, he drives to a nearby turbine and walks up a staircase to show us the machinery inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

I’d found a hard hat in the shop, but Dad took that, too.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover