hatrack

Example Sentences

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It falls to Thermal Herman 6⅞ths, the showboat of Katz’s inventory, to fashion himself into a fedora, hitch a ride on a moose’s antlers that double as a hatrack and save her.

From New York Times • May 20, 2022

She admired Dunham, in particular, who was one of Hollywood’s first Black choreographers, and was captivated by Astaire’s use of props, like a hatrack or an umbrella.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2020

Of all the thoughts of Mr. Gropius, This cosmic hatrack is the dopius.

From Time Magazine Archive

It wasn’t just her dress and the beautiful way her face looked when she passed by the hatrack mirror and saw the red paint on her cheeks and the rhinestone tiara in her hair.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

She jumped up the front steps three at a time and threw her sweater toward the hatrack.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers