stilettos

Example Sentences

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Andy’s transition from sensible boots to stilettos served as a metaphor for the effort — even discomfort — it takes to chase your dreams, however they might evolve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Christian Louboutin opened a shop in the 59th Street store’s shoe department in September, the first time its red-soled stilettos, starting at around $945, could be found at the retailer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

"Fifteen years ago, Towie was about breakups, glam, white stilettos, Sugar Hut," she says.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025

On the flagstone paving beneath both lanterns there were old plantation pots in which Spanish daggers grew and extended their sharply pointed stilettos.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole