sneakers

NOUN

running shoe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cleat footwear shoe tennis shoe

STRONG

footgear sneak

WEAK

basketball shoe gym shoe hightop rubber-soled shoe

Example Sentences

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Noémie Halioua, a French freelance journalist, packed light for her flight from Tel Aviv to Paris on March 20, wearing loosefitting pants and sneakers just in case she had to run for cover.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

All you really need are good sneakers and a willingness to wander.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

A push into running sneakers didn’t meet runners’ demands, Canaves said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

The rise in gas prices has landed on top of concerns about tariffs and higher costs of living through this decade, hampering spending on things like new sneakers and clothes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026

I shifted from side to side, staring at my sneakers.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas