: extending up over the ankle
high-top sneakers
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Businesspeople pick up their regular orders; friends meet for coffee; a man wearing a vintage-looking tweed suit and a cowboy hat sits at a high-top table, reading the newspaper.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Her Schiaparelli trompe l’oeil canvas sneakers featured a timeless high-top silhouette, infused with Daniel Roseberry’s artistic touch.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
Hip-Hop had the fellas rockin’ high-top fades, and had the ladies showstoppin’ in oversized Nefertiti hoops and box braids.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
Yes, low-tops (or high-tops, if that is your preference) can be dressy, despite their more casual connotations.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Her Schiaparelli trompe l’oeil canvas sneakers featured a timeless high-top silhouette, infused with Daniel Roseberry’s artistic touch.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 28 Nov. 2025
Hip-Hop had the fellas rockin’ high-top fades, and had the ladies showstoppin’ in oversized Nefertiti hoops and box braids.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025
Yes, low-tops (or high-tops, if that is your preference) can be dressy, despite their more casual connotations.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-top
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“High-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-top. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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