How to Use hatter in a Sentence

hatter

noun
  • The Hatter calls his creepy-cool dance moves the Futterwacken.
    — Hugh Hart, WIRED, 7 May 2010
  • One of those things was the revelation about mad hatter disease.
    — Mike Pesca, Slate Magazine, 21 Apr. 2017
  • Immediately set out for Piccadilly with Z in search of a hatter and bought hats.
    — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Keltner had been living in Denver and was a hatter at Crossfire Hats in the city’s historic district for more than 20 years.
    — Emma Colton, Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Born in 1809 in Philadelphia, Gerhard was the studious eldest son of a hatter.
    — Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2020
  • One way to work around fickle spring weather is to start plants, such as these Mad Hatter peppers, from seeds indoors, to be transplanted after they’re established.
    — Roxie Hammill, kansascity.com, 29 Apr. 2017
  • Rogues often try to appear as crazy as mad hatters — sometimes defined by issuing threats, throwing temper tantrums, saying outrageous things, dressing weirdly, or acting peculiarly.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Marie Lansiaux, assistant hatter at Henri Henri, said at the time, spectators who flung their hats onto the ice would go retrieve their headwear at a counter after the game.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Prolonged exposure to mercury vapors may result in what is commonly called mad hatter disease, which involves symptoms including mood swings, irritability, nervousness and headaches.
    — Jason Ruiter, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Considered the master hatter of Oaxaca, Don Beto started making hats at a young age due to his family owning a small workshop in 1940 in Ocotlán.
    — Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022
  • After a decade of working in costume design, fashion, performing arts and vintage clothing, Griffin purchased a 100-year-old hat company and served as an apprentice with Michael Harris, a master hatter.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2022
  • In Billings, Montana, Rand's Custom Hats has spent more than five decades handcrafting custom hats, building a reputation among rodeo athletes and local traditionalists, with each piece made largely by one hatter from start to finish.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • View gallery - 4 images Mad-as-a-hatter British inventor Colin Furze recently set out to create a real-life version of the hoverboard from Back to the Future II.
    — Omar Kardoudi march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The conspiracy theorists, YouTubers, and tin-foil hatters have long kept the UFO conversation alive, pushing claims of hidden sightings, secret programs, and government cover-ups into mainstream culture.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026

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