high-hat

A friend admonished him for the high-hat dismissal, and a chastened Mr. Lloyd fished out the script for a closer look.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The first half of the new LP steers into candid confessions, backed by heavy synth and incessant high-hat; in “Blue Days,” Clasen sings, “My ego is evil / It’s coming to get me.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 5, 2022

My eyes digest the immensity of fallen trees bracketing the trail, the high-hat shaped fungi that spring from trunks and the thick folds of lichen hanging from branches that obscure the far-off canopy.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2021

The artist’s new EP opens with a set of interlocking rhythms connecting a four-on-the-floor bass drum, vibraphone-suggestive mid-range loops, a conga in the background and some crazy high-hat action.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2019

If he high-hats you with his success I'll tell him that you've sold a drawing to the New Yorker and you can high-hat him back.

From Class of '29 by Orrie Lashin

Yankee Doodle Boy hits pretty hard at Cohan's early days when, as a flip, conceited kid playing in vaudeville, he high-hatted stagehands, raised hell over his billing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The handsome, high-hatted romantic poured out novels as naturally and easily as she breathed.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was moving along with us, her face peering over the half-lowered window, growing suspicious of movie stars who high-hatted their fans.

From Time Magazine Archive

The high-hatted critic of the London Times meditated upon Durante's nose.

From Time Magazine Archive

And waving a cheery farewell with his neat umbrella, the good and high-hatted uncle passed away, leaving Cyril and Anthea to exchange eloquent glances over the shining golden sovereign that lay in Cyril's hand.

From The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. (Edith) Nesbit