wear

Example Sentences

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“You don’t need to use them — you just need to wear them,” a civil servant says, capturing the government’s one-size-fits-all indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

"It's a real problem for the elderly. You have to wear a mask the entire time you're breathing this air," she told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They were instructed to wear socks without shoes and have their knees exposed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

And yet, on travel websites across the internet, writers provide jet-setters with terrifically specific guidance: what time of day to head out, what kind of shoes to wear, and where to score a deal.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Any day now he would be able to take that hat off; and when he mastered that, he would never ever wear that hat again.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry