- present participle of wear.
wearing
Example Sentences
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The men were wearing their jackets to make them look like delivery drivers, the court heard.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
For which Mellencamp showed up to shoot a music video wearing a leather vest over a “Where’s Waldo?” top.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“Nobody was wearing yoga pants. It was very elegant,” said Buchanan, who lives in Fort Worth, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The first time he decided to trash one of the cameras, a self-styled vigilante wearing all black and known as Nomark says he was "super nervous."
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
I could never remember that I was wearing long skirts now, and Betsie spent many evenings mending the rips I put in them when I moved too fast.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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