high heels

plural noun

: shoes with high heels

Examples of high heels in a Sentence

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Its movable shelves accommodate different-sized footwear, including slimmer styles like slippers and taller options like high heels. Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025 Girls in high heels, shaky on their legs; boys dressed comically like businessmen, in blazers and dress shoes. Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025 Indeed, many of the styles have even made a comeback, including skater jeans and baggy tees (but still no return for high heels unfortunately). Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025 This isn’t the time for high heels that could potentially disturb the pristine greens. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high heels

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high heels was in 1671

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“High heels.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20heels. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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