donning

Example Sentences

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I imagine the A.I. bot like a child playing dress-up, donning an oversized blazer and glasses for a game of “businessman.”

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

On 3 March, a government rally marked two months since Maduro's arrest, with crowds donning T‑shirts bearing his face, repeating loyalist slogans.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He stood on the concrete channel encasing the San Gabriel River, shortly before donning waders to help send Porkchop off.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Epstein, himself, played up the part by frequently donning a Harvard sweatshirt, spending time on campuses and haunting TED conferences devoted to discussions of futuristic sciences and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

He was donning the heavy space gloves in preparation for his term of duty here, and his thick eyebrows drew close together.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov