- present tense form of top (3rd person singular).
tops
Example Sentences
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Bleaching events since 2018 have caused widespread coral mortality, with the United Nations' World Ocean Assessment warning that 90 percent of reefs could disappear if global warming tops 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Tree topping — where whole tops of trees or large branches are reduced to stubs — is also harmful for trees, according to Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
However, he would become ineligible for England once he begins playing overseas and would lose the central contract, worth about £150,000 a year, that currently tops up his club wages.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Brent crude trades 4.5% higher at $105.80 a barrel while WTI tops $100 a barrel after rising nearly 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Papa was handy too, carving up tops and other toys for us.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
