tennis shoe

noun

: a lightweight usually low-cut sneaker

Examples of tennis shoe in a Sentence

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Do consumers still look at a $200 price tag for a pair of tennis shoes as a smart investment? Greg Petro, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024 Mizuno’s Wave Enforce Tour tennis shoe has a growing family. Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Nothing about a pair of black-and-white tennis shoes will ever be anything but timeless. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024 Just came out of the tunnel in tennis shoes with a pretty sizable cast on his left hand/wrist area. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tennis shoe 

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tennis shoe was in 1886

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“Tennis shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis%20shoe. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

tennis shoe

noun
: a lightweight sneaker suitable for wear when playing tennis
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