- past tense form of wear.
wore
Example Sentences
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England cruised to a 19-3 lead at half-time before Argentina, who wore replicas of the football team's 1986 World Cup kit, fought back in the second half.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Nosek wore flannel pajamas around the office, munched on fresh blueberries from their plastic clamshell containers, and built a soundproof, blacked-out box to improve his sleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In cities across the Midwest and Northeast, people wore masks outdoors to filter out the dangerous air.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The mixture of satisfaction, excitement and sheer bewilderment that Neill wore in the first dinosaur scene in “Jurassic Park” was so effective that it made viewers feel like they, too, were witnessing something beyond imagination.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
She wore a bright yellow dress, and her brown curls were swept up into two buns atop her head.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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