stilettos

Example Sentences

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Luckily, Alex Spall, 48, was on time, but requested her guests wore trainers not stilettos, so they too made it safely across the sand to the ceremony.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

"Watch out for the holes!" one guest warned another about the hazard for stilettos.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Then, moments later, there she is again: Exiting the White House, coolly lethal in sunglasses, stilettos and a funnel neck MaxMara coat the color of a tawny marmalade.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

And since the audience, which is admitted in groups of 60 at 15-minute intervals, will largely be standing or walking on varied surfaces during the two-hour running time, stilettos are forbidden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

“Barbra Pierce with her stilettos and her Dolly Parton hair. Showed up on my doorstep and shoved a microphone in my face.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng