How do you use the word "shoe" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "shoe": Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe. What's your shoe size?

Shoe Meaning

/ˈʃuː/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

nounA piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse's foot as a means of protection; a horseshoe.

Sentence Examples

Gum got stuck to the bottom of my shoe.

What's your shoe size?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

horseshoe

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

He bought a new pair of ____ for the upcoming marathon race.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He had to stop and remove a small pebble that had gotten stuck inside his left ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skōhaz Proto-West Germanic *skōh Old English sċōh Middle English scho English shoe From Middle English scho, sho, from Old English sċōh (“shoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōh, from Proto-Germanic *skōhaz (“shoe”), of unclear etymology; possibly a derivation from *skehaną (“to move quickly”), from Proto-Indo-European *skek- (“to move quickly, jump”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English sabatine, sabatoun (“shoe”) from Medieval Latin sabatēnum, sabatum (“shoe, slipper”) (compare Old Occitan sabatō, Spanish zapato (“shoe”), French sabot (“wooden shoe, clog”), Italian ciabatta). The archaic plural shoon is from Middle English shon, from Old English scōn, scōum (“shoes”, dative plural) and scōna (“shoes'”, genitive plural); it is cognate with Scots shuin (“shoes”). See also Scots shae, West Frisian skoech, Low German Schoh, Dutch schoen, German Schuh, Bavarian Schuach, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish sko, Tocharian B skāk (“balcony”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The finest gold among them is 100 touch, called Sycee, i. e. pure gold without alloy: so that if a shoe of gold touch 93, then it hath 93 parts of fine gold and 7 parts alloy." — 1806, Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel, The Asiatic Annual Register, page 56:

""Old Jimmy Harris only shoed her last week, and I'd swear to his make among ten thousand."" — 1874, Thomas Hardy, chapter XXXII, in Far from the Madding Crowd:

"And they had been made by the same brand of tire as that which shod the car I sat in!" — 1930, Sax Rohmer, The Day the World Ended, published 1969, page iv. 38:

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