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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Then I found out sneakers were forbidden on the carpet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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

Then picture adding sugar cane soles, calling them eco-friendly sneakers, becoming a Silicon Valley status symbol, and going public in 2021 with a market value that briefly topped $4 billion.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

American Exchange Group, whose other brands include Ed Hardy and Aerosoles, will get the rights to the Allbirds name and the designs for its eco-friendly wool sneakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Chicken stomped down the pier, sneakers lighting up, calling: “Caterpillar! Caterpillar!”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn