tennis shoe

noun

: a lightweight usually low-cut sneaker

Examples of tennis shoe in a Sentence

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She was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt, jeans, and light-colored tennis shoes. Nicolás Viñuela, NBC news, 21 July 2025 While sneakers and tennis shoes may sound interchangeable, there’s a pretty major difference between them. Paige Levinson, SELF, 14 July 2025 Some students who did go to school had to wait in the cold for 30 minutes or more for delayed buses, or walk in flimsy tennis shoes across high patches of snow and ice to get to and from school. Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 The new Head Endure Pro BOA men’s tennis shoe, launching July 17, brings two of BOA’s fit-forming dials—instead of laces—to the shoe’s upper to really personalize the fit. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tennis shoe

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tennis shoe was in 1886

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“Tennis shoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tennis%20shoe. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

tennis shoe

noun
: a lightweight sneaker suitable for wear when playing tennis
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