top out

Example Sentences

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As a result, his fastball could top out in the mid-90s one day, but when the stiffness and pain returned, it left him throwing in the low 80s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

If those tanks top out, Tehran will be forced to shut in active wells—a drastic measure risking permanent infrastructure damage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The Sparks announced the signing of some its top out of contract players and free agents Nneka Ogwumike and Erica Wheeler.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

However, the US Congressional Research Service estimates they top out at about 3,000 kilometres -- less than a third of the distance to the continental United States.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It would be so simple, to run full out, perhaps to even climb a tree above the fog line, which seems to top out at about forty feet.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins