How to Use tricorn in a Sentence

tricorn

adjective
  • Suddenly, an unmistakable figure appeared on horseback, wearing a long navy wool coat and a black tricorn hat.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 June 2026
  • Fans wear ruffled shirts, eye patches and other period costume elements at concerts, which are high-energy and theatrical and adorned with skulls and crossbones, tricorn hats, and anchors.
    — Sofia Goldstein, SPIN, 2 June 2026
  • Lizzie Ferdinando was a mainstay of the British pirate community, a niche social circle of people who don eyepatches and tricorn hats and meet up to drink beer and listen to folk music.
    — Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There were dudes in tricorn hats (in addition to those in inflatable frog costumes), slogans embracing the revolutionary spirit of ‘76 and lots of talk of precious liberty.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys, and the intrepid revolutionaries of 1776 would have looked a lot like the people of 2026.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Tour guides in tricorn hats and colonial garb brought throngs of tourists to sites along the Freedom Trail, including the Granary Burying Ground, the Old North Church, and Paul Revere’s home.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Reenactors in 18th-century military coats and tricorn hats filled the pews of one of the nation's oldest Catholic Churches on Tuesday before firing muskets outside and marching through neighborhood streets, marking the 250th anniversary of the day British forces evacuated the city.
    — ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026

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