Example Sentences

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Instead of the stilettoes of the 1990s, most looks were paired with platform loafers.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

And, in this summer’s blockbuster movie, “Barbie,” Birkenstocks are the down-to-earth alternative that Barbie is forced to accept over her jeweled stilettoes.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Its strappy stilettoes are worn by celebrity fans including Beyoncé and the Duchess of Cambridge, and were made famous by the fictional Carrie Bradshaw character in the television series Sex and the City.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2017

Some of it smudges unlucky stilettoes, but most is dutifully tossed into rubbish bins and hauled to landfills, at a cost of over $100 per ton.

From Economist • Aug. 20, 2015

As I retraced my steps, I again reverted to the communication of Viola—“Surrounded as we are by stilettoes on every side!”

From Olla Podrida by Marryat, Frederick