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Hundreds of people turned out to watch a Jacob Elordi lookalike contest which saw youngsters don their finest tote bags and slouchy sweatshirts.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

And if you’re familiar with Martin Best, the curmudgeonly doctor with an almost permanently furrowed brow portrayed by Charles, the character’s willingness to don such a getup likely took some coaxing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

She and a dozen colleagues don cotton gloves, roll up their sleeves and plant themselves on cheap plastic stools for the task of separating out the valuable, intact mushrooms from the busted ones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Curry was also the first to don Pennywise’s grease paint and ghoulishness for ABC’s 1990 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s “It.”

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Wha? Ooo-wee. You don understan at all, man. I got a job workin with a bird. How you like workin with a bird?”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

But for the registered nurse, who dons a Hello Kitty badge reel at work, nostalgia was part of the card’s appeal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Mr. Kidd describes this as “a spectacular breach of conventional academic protocol,” especially as the dons conferred unopposed—on the same day—an honorary degree on Alessandro Pertini, the 88-year-old Italian president.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

The show proceeds with the fluid choreography of Positions before Grande dons her famous bunny ears for a slinky version of The Boy Is Mine.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

He dons it like armor for the chaos to come.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Also a factor was his laugh, against which many dons would most certainly rebel if subjected to its shattering bang more than once a week.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

In rural Modoc County, in California’s remote northeast corner, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton donned a beige cowboy hat and climbed atop a horse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Ortiz and six other spy-saboteurs, “their hands and faces already darkened by the unyielding sun, donned gandouras and turbans—what the famed T.E. Lawrence dubbed ‘Arab kit’—mounted a string of camels and rode south.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Nigerian models donned outfits of seemingly impossible amounts of fabric folded and moulded into massive silhouettes, or overlapping in shingled, feather-like patterns.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

Last year, Netflix flew the 77-year-old from his home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, to Brisbane, Australia, where he once again donned a green wig and overalls for the TV competition Wonka's The Golden Ticket.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Biter licked the grease and honey off his fingers as Jaqen H'ghar donned a pair of heavy padded mitts.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

With his brightly coloured outfits, Lycett will bring some glamour to the castle, if and when he's not donning the famous dark cloak.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The actress marked the occasion by donning a stunning lace Schiaparelli gown featuring long sleeves and a high neckline.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Al-Dabba and his sons, donning protective netted hats and wielding metal bee smokers, gently inspect the neat rows of teeming hives.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

People don’t just attend shows; they arrive in elaborate, artist-inspired outfits, from Taylor Swift fans trading friendship bracelets to Beyoncé fans donning cowboy hats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

As I went through the standard motions—the rising and sitting, the donning of the prayer shawl, the prayers that came to my lips as naturally as breathing—anxiety stirred in my gut.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros