heel

Example Sentences

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The new investigation comes hot on the heels of an earlier probe launched in January over his secret meeting with a Chinese businessman who has contacts with the government.

From Barron's

Cooling their heels in a Venetian jail in 1755, Giacomo Casanova and the prisoner in the cell above him contrived one of the more imaginative escapes in the annals of criminology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since then, her fashion has shifted to more pants, suits and heels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mom used to greet party guests with glasses of champagne, her satin cocktail dress swishing above her knees and her high heels clicking against the wood floor.

From Literature

The sharp clicking sound of Auntie North’s heels was right behind them.

From Literature