hard hat

Example Sentences

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When I saw her, brandishing a hard hat and trowel at a housebuilding site, there seemed no question of her going anywhere.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025

There he is in a hard hat in the bowels of the Federal Reserve building, questioning Jerome Powell over the cost of the renovation.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2025

He wore a hard hat as he led a group to the gaping, horseshoe-shaped mouth of the tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

Wearing a hard hat and with a clipboard in hand, she would accompany maritime inspectors on board ships she’d helped design and examine the product of her labors.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

It was almost a relief when the light on his hard hat finally gave out.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins