She placed a vase on the black-topped table by the window.

Every August the city black-tops the old dirt road to cut down on dust.

After the storm, crews quickly repaired the damaged black-tops on the suburban roads.

After baking the tart, she used cherry tops to decorate the crust.

The archaeologists climbed the flat-topped mesa to survey the surrounding desert.

The children lined up their peg-tops before the contest began.

The review even used the phrase 'tops oneself' to describe how the novelist keeps improving.

During this tour, the band topped oneself at every show, leaving audiences in awe of their steady improvement.

The athlete, topping oneself at every meet, eventually broke the national record.

She laced up her favorite high tops before heading out to meet friends at the skate park.