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- noun Plural form of
slingback .
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Examples
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Accessorize with mid-heeled slingbacks or strappy sandals.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011
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Ms. Palmer-Tomkinson paired her hat with long gloves and high-heeled peep-toe slingbacks that had edgy, studded detailing at their base.
Daring to Wear the Statement Hat Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan 2011
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Glen Tunstull Q: I am looking for a clutch or envelope-shape bag that would go with summer dresses that I wear with cork heels, brown slingbacks and cream shoes.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011
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You could hardly step out in public without noticing the white blaze of someone's impacted heel showing through her slingbacks; and over there, hailing a taxi, a woman with shimmering pressure marks where her pants cut into her gut; and behind her, beneath the awning of the flower shop, a man lit all over in a glory of leukemia.
Book World: Keith Donohue reviews Kevin Brockmeier's novel 'The Illumination' 2011
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One friend of mine has a closet full of second-hand designer shoes and boots—including a pair of Manolo Blahnik alligator slingbacks—all bought for between $100 and $350.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011
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My go-to warm-weather shoes are camel slingbacks and strappy bronze sandals that disappear on my feet in photographs; I love that effect.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011
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Having persuaded women that $575 is a reasonable sum for slingbacks, the top two executives of the Manolo Blahnik luxury shoe brand are now seeking to join the crème de la crème of the dairy world.
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Accessorize with mid-heeled slingbacks or strappy sandals.
Ask Teri Teri Agins 2011
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Having persuaded women that $575 is a reasonable sum for slingbacks, Mr. Malkemus, 57, and Mr. Yurgaitis, 66, are now seeking to join the crème de la crème of the dairy world.
Well-Heeled Men Behind Manolos Try on Hooves for Size Rachel Dodes 2011
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You could hardly step out in public without noticing the white blaze of someone's impacted heel showing through her slingbacks; and over there, hailing a taxi, a woman with shimmering pressure marks where her pants cut into her gut; and behind her, beneath the awning of the flower shop, a man lit all over in a glory of leukemia.
Book World: Keith Donohue reviews Kevin Brockmeier's novel 'The Illumination' 2011
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