donning

Example Sentences

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Both runners were elite before donning Adidas kicks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Mr. Armitage’s language is striking for its restraint; he does not traffic in the faux-archaic grandiosity, the inflated diction donning the mask of authenticity, that has helped mar so many earlier attempts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Betty Campbell even celebrated her 90th birthday by donning her spacesuit, moon boots and helmet and doing a moonwalk.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Geishas, known as geikos in Kyoto, and apprentices called maikos have been donning elaborate costumes and fluttering fans since the Miyako Odori -- or "capital city dance" -- first started in 1872.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

A jockey’s feet might bleed, but donning Woolf’s shoes was an honor.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand