sneakers

Example Sentences

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Swapping his usual T-shirt, jeans and sneakers for a dark suit and tie, OpenAI CEO and co-founder Sam Altman sat stone-faced in the front row of the Oakland courtroom for most of the proceedings.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Then I found out sneakers were forbidden on the carpet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

These sneakers, which the Journal’s Rachel Bachman recently wrote about, weigh a mere 3.4 ounces in a men’s size 9—less than a bar of Irish Spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Its walls are lined with shelves of sneakers and basketball shoes - markets that Anta needs to win in the US to compete with Nike or Adidas.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

His sneakers made squeaky noises the faster he walked.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova