Examples of sneaker in a Sentence
she's such a sneaker I wouldn't trust her any farther than I could throw her
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These sneakers, signed and photo-matched, predate the Air Jordan 1 and capture the nascent stages of Jordan’s revolutionary partnership with Nike, an alliance that would forever change basketball footwear and the way players become their own brands.
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Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
They’re made with ultra-soft fabric that’s sweat-wicking with four-way stretch, and their high-rise fit is designed to hug your body from the waist to the knee with a wider bottom to style with everything from sneakers to slippers.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
That’s true historically — Netflix ran a 10K on streaming before Disney could lace up its sneakers, prompting a mad belated frenzy from the Burbank firm to get its own service up and running more than a decade later, in 2019.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
In our outreach Nike came up again and again as a go-to clothing brand for teen boys—in particular its sneakers, sweats, and hoodies.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
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Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
They’re made with ultra-soft fabric that’s sweat-wicking with four-way stretch, and their high-rise fit is designed to hug your body from the waist to the knee with a wider bottom to style with everything from sneakers to slippers.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
That’s true historically — Netflix ran a 10K on streaming before Disney could lace up its sneakers, prompting a mad belated frenzy from the Burbank firm to get its own service up and running more than a decade later, in 2019.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
In our outreach Nike came up again and again as a go-to clothing brand for teen boys—in particular its sneakers, sweats, and hoodies.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Sneaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneaker. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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sneaker
noun
sneak·er
ˈsnē-kər 
1
: one that sneaks
2
: a sports shoe (as of canvas) with a rubber sole
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