1
: a shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot
2
: a low-cut shoe that fastens by an ankle strap
3
: a strap to hold on a slipper or low shoe
4
: a rubber overshoe cut very low
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The line features two-piece sets, dresses, swimsuits and vibrant-colored crochet totes and sandals.
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Go ahead, kick those sandals off and get used to the feeling of the sand between your toes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
But don’t just take it from me — these sandals have over 5,200 five-star ratings.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
The performance sees Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) in what appears to be a basement doing laundry, dressed casually in a furry hat, sweats and sandals.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
Go ahead, kick those sandals off and get used to the feeling of the sand between your toes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
But don’t just take it from me — these sandals have over 5,200 five-star ratings.
—Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2025
The performance sees Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio) in what appears to be a basement doing laundry, dressed casually in a furry hat, sweats and sandals.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Sandal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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sandal
noun
san·dal
ˈsan-dᵊl 
: a shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot
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