high-top
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of high-top
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—The energy was electric inside a tent at Nvidia’s annual GTC event, where developers and tech executives clamored around high-top tables to experiment with OpenClaw.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Tenor Sam Oladeinde amply filled Mercury's high-top sneakers for Saturday's performance while the chorus was bolstered by the National Youth Choir, the BBC Singers and soprano Louise Alder for the famous "Bismillah!" section.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
Or that he showed up for the race in a pair of Coach high-top sneakers, which are more boot than high-end racing flat.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Guests — most of whom are strangers — fill the seats around high-top and picnic-style tables and dive in.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023
But tough meat had to be cut up for him, and he needed help with his high-top shoes.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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