stiletto
Example Sentences
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Zoom in through the dark clouds parting to reveal a figure falling face downward, clearly a female form in stiletto heels descending toward Earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
One studio manager recalled that her habit of striding across the studio in stiletto heels damaged the floor but no-one had the courage to tell her.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
But in the docuseries, the dancers wear narrow-pointed, thin stiletto heels that aren’t necessarily the safest to dance with and increase the risk of injury.
From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024
Yet unlike the doll of last year’s blockbuster movie, the next pop-culture star who’s about to re-emerge isn’t a statuesque blonde in stiletto heels.
From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024
The lizard looked back and a moist stiletto tongue darted in and out.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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