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

Team Italy, for example, celebrated home runs by donning an Armani jacket in the dugout and taking a ceremonial shot of espresso.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 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

State media images showed the duo, donning matching leather jackets -- often seen as a symbol of power in North Korea -- being briefed by officials as they inspected the facility.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Not wanting to waste the seal meat, he lifted the carcass in his teeth and flipped it onto the back of Lee Scoresby’s larger sledge before donning the armor.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman