tennis shoe

noun

: a lightweight usually low-cut sneaker

Examples of tennis shoe in a Sentence

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Stained-green tennis shoes with old grass clippings inside. Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025 Launching its foray into tennis shoes, FP Movement, Free People’s activewear brand, tapped Lacoste for a sneaker collection that serves retro athleticism in a fresh wave of soft pastels and elevated neutrals. Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 20 May 2025 She was last seen wearing a black dress with black and white Jordan tennis shoes, authorities said. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025 Back then Marxist-Leninist ideology was central, and Mr. Öcalan – wearing bright white Adidas tennis shoes, in contrast to his dark uniform – claimed that the PKK did not target civilians. Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tennis shoe

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tennis shoe was in 1886

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“Tennis shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis%20shoe. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

tennis shoe

noun
: a lightweight sneaker suitable for wear when playing tennis
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