- present tense form of top (3rd person singular).
tops
Example Sentences
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The "Duchess and the Gentlemen" tops the Daily Mirror as the paper announces that the Duchess of Sussex is "in Guy Ritchie talks".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
The Defense Department’s budget tops $1 trillion, the largest sum ever, even allowing for inflation.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
Pug tops podium at Word’s Ugliest Dog contest…
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
September carrots can look almost too virtuous at the farmers market: sturdy bunches, feathery green tops, dirt in the creases.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
I look at the two long tables in the middle with the bowling alley tops.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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