donning

Example Sentences

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At times, he gives off the air of a professor, donning blue blazers and short-sleeved button-down shirts as he quotes the political theorist Hannah Arendt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Coe began reinventing his on-stage persona, donning rhinestone-studded suits and wearing a cloth mask.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 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

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

I imagined her donning big Jackie O glasses, a silk print scarf, white tennis shoes.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee