high-top
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of high-top
First recorded in 1980–85
Example Sentences
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Most visitors take items for their flight or eat while standing up at high-top tables.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 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
It’s more expensive to access the dome which has three decks and an array of tables, high-top seats and booths, where food and drinks are served.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
This is how the popular topiary artist, whose longtime clients include Martha Stewart, rolls these days in his high-top white Nissan.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
He lay sprawled on his bed, a lazy blob in dirty cargo pants and unlaced high-top sneakers.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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