shoelace
Americannoun
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shoelaces
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Accessories—anything from shoelace charms to glitter freckles to decor for your decor—give consumers ways to update their look and express themselves at a fraction of the cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
When the song ends, the band spend several minutes chaotically ad libbing to the crowd as Rosé struggles to tie an errant shoelace.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
Yamamoto gave up his only run after a minor wardrobe malfunction — a broken shoelace that he returned to the dugout to replace — caused a delay before the start of the second inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Nandakumar says to think of chromosomes as a shoelace.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024
The crows brought him silver buttons and paper clips, and coins which he dug holes in and strung onto a shoelace and wore round his neck.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Student Martynas, whose shoelaces provided endless entertainment for Florrie, said the puppy would be "a very good outlet" for those needing to get something off their chest.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Telomeres are located at the ends of chromosomes and function much like the plastic tips on shoelaces that prevent fraying.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
“Things don’t have the same depth of field. When my friend was tying her shoelaces behind me, it was just so loud. Things spatially were being thrown. It was disorienting.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025
In Hannah Tinti’s novel, which is set in 19th-century New England, Ren is a budding thief—pilfering food, shoelaces, buttons—when a young man named Benjamin Nab shows up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Pam leans on her elbows in my direction, a move that causes me to develop an intense, nearly scientific interest in my shoelaces.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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