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The pair will soon undergo another on-trend makeover complete with metallic studs and tulle shoelaces.—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 28 Feb. 2026 That could be because this form of brain training appears to trigger something called implicit learning, which involves acquiring unconscious or automatic skills, like swimming or tying a shoelace.—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026 If the Warriors can stop tripping over their own shoelaces and the Lakers continue to look like their toxic selves, that gap is closable.—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2026 Examples include tying shoelaces, reacting to social cues and learning to ride a bike.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shoelace