high-heeled

adjective

of a shoe or boot
: having a tall heel
high-heeled pumps

Examples of high-heeled in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While Italy is never a bad idea per se, there are times when the the high-heeled boot kicks better than others. Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2024 Zara animal-print high-heeled mules, $90 Vogue Shopping The insider’s guide to what to shop and how to wear it. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024 The Queen of Rap’s cover art features a high-heeled pink boot stepping into a much larger footprint embossed in pink concrete. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024 Seemingly unbothered, the 34-year-old pop star arrived at Arrowhead wearing high-heeled black boots with black jeans and a cool white Chiefs letterman jacket with black leather sleeves, topping off the look with her signature red lip. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2023 The artist rarely depicts faces and often cuts off bodies below their shoulders, leaving just torsos, legs and feet (the last usually encased in high-heeled shoes). Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023 The athlete sported an all-black outfit while the Edge of Seventeen actress opted for a black minidress and high-heeled boots. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023 In a critical scene in the movie, the title character has to choose between living a fantasy and knowing the truth about the world, symbolized by a choice between a pink high-heeled shoe or a Birkenstock. Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023 But of course, what holds us — more than the glaring nudity, the high-heeled slipper, the black neck ribbon, the jewelry or the hibiscus in her hair — is Meurent’s famous gaze. Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023

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“High-heeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-heeled. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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