tennis shoe
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of tennis shoe
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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“The eye test tells you the grip level will be back up, the tennis shoe test tells you it will be.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022
Before regaining consciousness, the woman said she saw “‘a tennis shoe on the roof of the hospital and it’s a left foot.
From Washington Times • Mar. 9, 2022
She recognized a man pacing nearby with a sandal on one foot and a frayed tennis shoe on the other.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2021
He’s a doctor, and he took my tennis shoe off with professional care.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021
The mud was so thick it pulled his right tennis shoe off, and when he groped to find it the mud held his arm, seemed to pull at him, tried to take him down.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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