How to Use top out in a Sentence

top out

phrasal verb
Definition of top outnext
  • The thermometer tops out in the near 30 to mid-30s briefly in the warmest spots.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
  • At plants in the South, wages tend to start below $20 an hour and top out at less than $30.
    — Neal E. Boudette, New York Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • While highs will top out in the mid 80s tomorrow, relief from the heat is on the way.
    — Mike Rose, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Video capture tops out at 4K60 for both the front and rear cameras.
    — PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • Steers said the last such stretch happened a couple of years ago and topped out at 37 hours.
    — Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Facial scrubs top out around $30, but most don’t cost this much.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
  • High temperatures should top out at least in the low to mid-40s.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Philadelphia and New York City could top out in the 60s.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Temperatures should be able to top out in the mid-to-upper 50s for most of us.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Relief from the heat can be found along the coast where daytime highs will likely top out in the upper 60s much of the week.
    — oregonlive, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In most cases, those packages topped out at around $2,000 this year.
    — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Celia’s Kitchen’s menu tops out at a non-overwhelming 12 items.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 17 July 2023
  • The water kept surging, topping out at about three feet.
    — Mityne Lewis, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Video capture tops out at 4K60 on both the front and rear cameras of every Pixel 9.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In the high peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, temperatures may top out in the 40s by Monday.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Ticket prices mostly began at $10 or less and topped out at $30.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • As for video, the Pixel 9 series tops out at 4K60 for local video capture.
    — PCMAG, 14 Aug. 2024
  • One woman has fashioned a top out of a plastic grocery bag.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Ocotillo Wells also could top out at 110 degrees, due to a high pressure system out of the Great Basin.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
  • Afternoon temperatures top out in the mid-60s for the most part.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2023
  • His usage of the pitch had steadily risen all season, topping out at 53.1% in July.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Yamamoto chose the Dodgers over the Yankees, whose offer topped out at $300 million.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024
  • Wednesday will top out at about 78 degrees, Thursday at about 77.
    — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The Ramblas is a Class 1 pedal-assist system that tops out at 20 mph on assist.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Among states, long-term tenure topped out in Hawaii, where 36 percent of homeowners have been under the same roof for 24 years or more.
    — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Over the last two years, the stock has often topped out in the $20-24 range, suggesting a short-term upside target in that congestion area.
    — David Keller, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
  • But parents can breathe a little easier knowing the speed tops out at 12.4 mph.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That means high-yield savings accounts — for which some of the best rates top out at 5.35% — are likely to remain appealing.
    — J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Humid mid- to late afternoon high temperatures will top out in the mid- to upper 80s just as the chance of a few showers and storms starts to rise.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • This front will usher in much cooler air and for the next week temperatures will top out near 80 and cool into the 60s at nighttime.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 29 July 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'top out.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: