How to Use high heels in a Sentence

high heels

plural noun
  • The look was finished off with a pair of black strappy high heels.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Marcela dressed well for the evening, putting on a frilly pink taffeta dress and high heels.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Beside me, Berrent took a pair of black high heels from her bag.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Lots of fringe, lots of turquoise, high heels and lots of slip dresses, short and long!
    — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Even royals can’t avoid the risks that come with wearing high heels!
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • He's already ruined a pair of my high heels and at least three rugs.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • There were two tiny feet and three pairs of big feet, two with spiked high heels which took short steps.
    — Silvina Ocampo, The New Yorker, 11 July 2019
  • Hough paired the high heels with a Tom Ford cutout maxidress in black.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • Maybe the height of Meghan's high heels have something to do with it?
    — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 11 July 2018
  • If high heels are not your thing, try to find one that is monochromatic.
    — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Stilettos, the high heel shoes, get their name from stiletto knives.
    — Jared Gilmour, sacbee, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Plucky Sharon puts on her flashy high heels and then hoofs it all over town to raise funds.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Those shoes come in all sizes and all colors, both slip-on and laces, flats and high heels.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The singer/heartthrob wore pearl earrings, a sheer blouse, and high heels.
    — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2019
  • The top was paired with a sequin pink rara mini skirt and open-toed high heels.
    — Emily Rochotte, Redbook, 21 Aug. 2023
  • On top of that, many showgirls strutted in three-inch-tall high heels.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, even royals can’t avoid the risks that come with wearing high heels!
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2018
  • Lopez is a known lover of high heels, and this press tour has been no different.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Suddenly, the lights dimmed and a chanteur in sky-high heels took to the stage.
    — Vogue, 21 May 2019
  • If a game got tense, there were women, in tight jeans and high heels, who gave free back rubs.
    — Alex Vasquez, Bloomberg.com, 4 Oct. 2020
  • And ditch the high heels, which will not do well on the city’s many old cobblestone streets.
    — Sara McCarty, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Isabella is thin and tall, and wears high heels and low-cut dresses.
    — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Kate wore a bright blue coat dress with a matching hat and clutch, nude high heels and sparkling earrings.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The movie’s problems hardly end with Howard’s high heels, though.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 3 July 2025
  • Daniels strode into the courtroom in high heels, a black dress, and a maroon duster.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2022
  • And amongst her friends, young wives and mothers didn't wear flowered frocks, and high heels around the house.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Bras and pants with buttons and ties and high heels and a full face of makeup have been abandoned.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Meghan wore a white dress with a tie waist and gold buttons for the occasion, paired with high heels.
    — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 8 May 2019
  • The midi dress featured a flowing skirt with a slit that allowed her high heels to shine.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Ubers didn’t pull up to the Kirkwood bars to pick up girls tottering on high heels.
    — Christine Fernando, Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2020

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