stiletto

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Recent Examples of stiletto Sheer tights, black stilettos and sunglasses topped off her sleek look. Hannah Malach, WWD, 9 Feb. 2025 Pointy-toe stilettos will elongate your silhouette. David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Although there was also the option to put the stilettos through their paces downstairs on the dancefloor, where a thumping after party DJd by The Dare awaited. Freya Drohan, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2025 Styling the showstopping stilettos depends on how wide the flare is. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stiletto
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stiletto
Noun
  • The ball found Horford in the paint, who zipped it out to an open Hauser for what proved to be the dagger.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The only rooting interest in a Hawks storyline for any viewer outside of the Chicago market is Connor Bedard, and after enjoying a honeymoon period as a rookie last season, the daggers are out, writes Phil Thompson.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Other Nixon advertisements showed images of urban riots, street crime and student protesters alongside pictures of rifles, switchblades and hypodermic needles.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • One thing leads to another, and as is common with such hedonistic reunions among longtime buddies, somebody ends up with a switchblade in their neck.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • On the bottom rack, it is recommended to point all dishes towards the silverware basket and point all spoons and forks up while placing any knives or sharp utensils down.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Prime members can also save on handy tools and appliances, like this 14-piece knife set that comes with its own storage block, plus this multifunctional air fryer that’s 47 percent off.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Also missing are: — eight machine gun vehicle mounts; — seven free-standing machine gun tripods; — unspecified medical equipment; — 40 pairs of binoculars; and — 18 bayonets.
    City News Service, Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2025
  • President Herbert Hoover deployed about 3,500 Army soldiers, in addition to police, to remove the veterans with tear gas, bayonets, and by setting fire to their camps, the VA said.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD are feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The unprecedented situation arose after MI5 was forced to say sorry to three courts for lying about a neo-Nazi agent who attacked his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC revealed today.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) routinely confiscates a variety of objects from passengers, from pocketknives to high-end electronics.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Ephron said Mayers put the gun back into his waistband to avoid attracting attention and was walking away when Ephron allegedly noticed Phillips had a pocketknife.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Noun
  • Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
  • Punishment for cursing or disparaging a clergyman was having a bodkin — a large needle — driven through the tongue.
    Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017

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“Stiletto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stiletto. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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