top out

Example Sentences

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Downtown L.A. and Burbank might top out at 67 degrees Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

By age 73, retirees must begin annual required minimum distributions, or RMDs, which are taxed at income-tax rates of up to 37% rather than at capital-gains tax rates, which top out at 15%.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Depending on income, capital-gains taxes top out at 20%, plus another 3.8% net investment income tax.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

It’ll top out at carrying 55 pounds—think laundry baskets and bags of rice, not furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

My hair flew straight up and felt as if it was pushing the top out of my old straw hat.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls