ten-gallon hat

Example Sentences

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But instead of a ten-gallon hat, the hero wore a space helmet.

From Literature

A moment later, a pair of polished cowboy boots appeared, followed by a mountain of a man dressed in a suit and ten-gallon hat.

From Literature

A ten-gallon hat actually holds only about 1.5 liters of crude oil.

From Washington Post

He is also a showman, quoting Samuel Adams, a Founding Father, at length, waving a revolver around at his final rally and riding to the polls on horseback, wearing a ten-gallon hat.

From Economist

He had the air of a Great Lakes cowboy, dressed in a long wool coat that was roughened up by a ten-gallon hat, denim vest, and boots.

From The New Yorker