donned

past tense of don

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of donned With the Pole having joined the Chicago Fire this summer on a free transfer following four highly successful years in Catalonia, the jersey donned by greats such as Luis Suarez, Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldo Nazario is vacant. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The future queen wore a striped black-and-white top with a green blazer, while William donned a simple gray suit and blue dress shirt. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Another clip showed Kim, who donned a bandana and black bikini for the outing, paddleboarding alone, with several other images showing her out on the lake. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 Lively wore a small magenta suede purse, while Reynolds donned a large black bag. Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 31 July 2026 On a recent Saturday, dozens of nurses donned their gowns and danced at Antun’s banquet hall. Matt Stieb, Curbed, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for donned
Verb
  • During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • The menu also has a chicken sandwich with avocado, lettuce and tomato dressed in sour cream and onion sauce.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • And there shouldn’t be such an obvious and geographically rigged hierarchy.
    Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Trump has long suggested, without evidence, that elections were rigged.
    Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Five weeks before the 2026 NFL season kicks off, CBS Sports‘ lead analyst Tony Romo has been put on leave following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 July 2026
  • That question is why the launch traveled well beyond the AI community, and why the reflexive read in the market was that the Western leaders had just been put on notice.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Donned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/donned. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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