high heels

plural noun

: shoes with high heels

Examples of high heels in a Sentence

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Well before Ghost and Sleep Token took anonymity to the extreme, Kiss kept rock & roll fans guessing with simple makeup and high heels. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025 Pointy-toe high heels and mules grounded the more dressed up looks, and thongs and flip-flop varieties showed up everywhere. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 Finish the look off with a pair of high heels (or knee-high boots, once the weather gets colder) for a night out. Clare Holden, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025 But Siepierski also concluded that the mansion probably was a brothel, based on what the neighbors said and the volume of racy lingerie, high heels, leather, whips and correspondence. Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high heels

Word History

First Known Use

1671, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Oct. 2025.

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