high heels
plural noun
: shoes with high heels
Example Sentences
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Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 28 July 2022 As a result, my feet got accustomed to not being constricted in heavy boots, strappy sandals, and uncomfy high heels (the worst!). Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 20 Aug. 2022 And, in a significant departure from the preceding century, men stopped wearing high heels, which were now seen as effeminate. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 Brunn, who was not quite five feet tall, always performed in high heels, which made her record-setting tricks even more difficult. New York Times, 21 July 2022 Shoppers are catching on: According to Sciacca, the online luxury consignment site has seen a significant increase in sales for formalwear, including mini bags, gowns, high heels, and cocktail dresses. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 23 Jan. 2022 On the other side of the spectrum, the best high heels for women are, of course, always fitting for dressier moments too. Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 Schaar is luminous and mischievous as Rosalind, who grows to relish the freedom of discarding her 1950s crinoline dress and high heels for manly apparel and a pencil moustache. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 The film gave Howard a chance to ditch Claire’s high heels for good and ramp up her action heroine muscles, driven by a maternal instinct to protect Maisie from a shady biotech company. Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 See More
Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 28 July 2022 As a result, my feet got accustomed to not being constricted in heavy boots, strappy sandals, and uncomfy high heels (the worst!). Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 20 Aug. 2022 And, in a significant departure from the preceding century, men stopped wearing high heels, which were now seen as effeminate. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 Brunn, who was not quite five feet tall, always performed in high heels, which made her record-setting tricks even more difficult. New York Times, 21 July 2022 Shoppers are catching on: According to Sciacca, the online luxury consignment site has seen a significant increase in sales for formalwear, including mini bags, gowns, high heels, and cocktail dresses. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 23 Jan. 2022 On the other side of the spectrum, the best high heels for women are, of course, always fitting for dressier moments too. Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022 Schaar is luminous and mischievous as Rosalind, who grows to relish the freedom of discarding her 1950s crinoline dress and high heels for manly apparel and a pencil moustache. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2022 The film gave Howard a chance to ditch Claire’s high heels for good and ramp up her action heroine muscles, driven by a maternal instinct to protect Maisie from a shady biotech company. Jen Yamatostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1671, in the meaning defined above