donned

past tense of don

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of donned Jenner donned a black leather bra and matching micro shorts that had hanging silver chains attached at the hips. Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 For the shoot, the star also donned a black ball gown with lace detailing at the neckline and a voluminous skirt. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 The couple broke down their outfits with Kai rocking a combination of Maison Margiela and vintage fashion while Gigi donned an Oh Polly fit paired with a Dior bag. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The athlete donned tennis whites, featuring a polo shirt with short sleeves and matching wide-leg trousers. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 Dufrene—who runs a popular airboat swamp tours in Louisiana—donned a more casual getup, including a navy shirt jacket and pants, baseball cap, and gas station sunglasses worn upside down. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2025 Jaxson Dart donned a Breitling Superocean after his first game with the NY Giants. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025 The 35-year-old donned a little black dress clad with a jeweled neck-piece. Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 Even Kristian Campbell and Masataka Yoshida donned first baseman's mitts to try to get a feel for the position. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
Verb
  • Donna, dressed in purple jail attire, teared up as Graber, a Broward obstetrician/gynecologist and former state lawmaker, spoke.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The pro-Maduro National Electoral Council claimed that President Maduro had won a third term with 51% of the vote, but the opposition said the vote had been rigged and evidence showed González had won by a landslide.
    Kate Bartlett, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Once the gear arrived, Chapman connected the devices to VPNs, remote desktop tools like AnyDesk and Chrome Remote Desktop, and even rigged up voice-changing software.
    Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These approvals would enable architects and developers to use SUPERWOOD as cladding on taller buildings.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That’s good, but cladding a phone whose raison d’etre is gorgeous, slim design seems less than ideal.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • Indivisible is putting on No Kings with organizations including the ACLU, 50501, Planned Parenthood, the Sunrise Movement and various labor unions.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
  • MacKinnon and his new running mate certainly put on a show Saturday night.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Donned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donned. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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