flip-flops

Example Sentences

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She recalled being surprised by how scruffily dressed the businessman was when she met him, finding him in flip-flops, some well-worn red shorts and a T-shirt.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

She shuns luxury, is known for wearing simple white cotton sarees and flip-flops, and is called simply Didi, or older sister.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Although that meant breaking out flip-flops and scheduling picnics earlier than normal, it has also dashed hopes of a superbloom in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

For example, he says you don’t want to be sporting flip-flops or sandals in the event of an emergency.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

Scores of Rai and Tamang porters from the low foothills—dressed in thin rags and flip-flops, they were working as load bearers for various expeditions—were bivouacked in caves and under boulders on the surrounding slopes.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer