Examples of wear on in a Sentence
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This one is lightweight, warm enough to wear on its own, and isn’t too bulky.
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Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
It was attached to a stickpin, a type of jewelry that’s usually worn on a necktie or a lapel; stampeders often made such pieces with their first gold discoveries.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
High fashion hit the Artemis program when designer fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom teamed up to create AxEMU, the spacesuits that NASA astronauts will be wearing on the moon.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Need an office-to-drinks look to wear on the fly?
—India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026
Need a casual outfit to wear on the plane or around the resort?
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
The never-ending Bears saga wears on after Springfield legislators failed to reach a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Any concerns about his health faded as the game wore on.
—Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
The carrier received increasing media attention as its deployment wore on, especially after a March 16 fire sidelined the carrier for a time during the attacks on Iran.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 4 June 2026
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Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
It was attached to a stickpin, a type of jewelry that’s usually worn on a necktie or a lapel; stampeders often made such pieces with their first gold discoveries.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
High fashion hit the Artemis program when designer fashion house Prada and aerospace company Axiom teamed up to create AxEMU, the spacesuits that NASA astronauts will be wearing on the moon.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 8 June 2026
Need an office-to-drinks look to wear on the fly?
—India Roby, Glamour, 8 June 2026
Need a casual outfit to wear on the plane or around the resort?
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
The never-ending Bears saga wears on after Springfield legislators failed to reach a deal to keep the Bears in Illinois.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Any concerns about his health faded as the game wore on.
—Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
The carrier received increasing media attention as its deployment wore on, especially after a March 16 fire sidelined the carrier for a time during the attacks on Iran.
—Steve Walsh, NPR, 4 June 2026
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“Wear on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wear%20on. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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