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Example Sentences

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“To be clear: had I not donned my oxygen mask on that July flight, we would have killed every person on that aircraft,” Tellman wrote in a letter to his union detailing the experience.

From The Wall Street Journal

England team analyst Rupert Lewis donned whites to run the drinks and music played from the dressing rooms throughout the three days.

From BBC

When Kane Williamson leaves the Bay Oval field on Monday at the end of the Black Caps' third Test against the West Indies, he may never don New Zealand whites again.

From Barron's

Sienna wears her mom’s No. 16 while Lauren dons her dad’s No. 51.

From Los Angeles Times

I pull the hoodie on and feel just a tiny bit better, like I’ve donned a coat of armor to face the day.

From Literature