- past tense form of wear.
wore
Example Sentences
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He wore a microphone in the locker room and allowed me to give readers a behind-the-scenes look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Laura said CMN made her self conscious about how strangers might react and that, growing up as a teenager, she often wore heavy makeup and planned outfits to cover her skin.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
He wore loud, pastel shirts and pants, inevitably embellished with whatever he’d had for lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
That time, the attacker wore black clothes, a Darth Vader-like mask and a German World War II helmet.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
There were girls with ears that were long and pointy, and they wore flowers for earrings.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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