putting on

Example Sentences

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There’s also some whining about Gilgeous-Alexander baiting foul calls from referees—initiating contact and then putting on a Juilliard-worthy death scene—but in this he’s hardly alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

She responded by putting on her earphones and listening to music.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

“I loved it when he got off work on the weekends. We would spend time either cutting grass, doing plumbing, putting on drywall, or playing music in church.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"I have girls as young as 20 years old walking in, coming in from college, and putting on a fox jacket," Cowit told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

My dad’s putting on his jacket, getting ready to leave for work, when we go inside.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick