tennis shoe
Americannoun
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tennis shoes
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tennis shoe
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Images showed a burning building and debris — including a tennis shoe — in a heap of destruction in the city on the Black Sea.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
Before regaining consciousness, the woman said she saw “‘a tennis shoe on the roof of the hospital and it’s a left foot.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
The 20-times Grand Slam winner had also teamed up with the company earlier this year to develop the Roger Pro tennis shoe.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2021
Others found themselves rocking in the overlapping wakes like a tennis shoe in a washing machine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2019
It was just an old tennis shoe lying on its side.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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