sneakers
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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I kick off my sneakers, pull off my socks, and let my bare feet hang, swinging slowly next to hers.
From Literature
The rise in gas prices has landed on top of concerns about tariffs and higher costs of living through this decade, hampering spending on things like new sneakers and clothes.
From MarketWatch
When counterfeiters make fake versions—phony name-brand sneakers, for instance—they don’t use the same materials, glues, dyes and paints that the legitimate manufacturer does.
Minutes later, Villaraigosa swapped his black and white Veja sneakers and jeans for dress shoes and a suit for the church service in Compton, at which an overwhelmingly Black audience gave him a warm reception.
From Los Angeles Times
The slap of our sneakers switches to thuds when we start the dirt course, and two long-limbed track runners with Hempstead College singlets gallop by.
From Literature
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