How to Use don in a Sentence

don

1 of 2 verb

• He donned his gloves and hat.
• Joel was joined by his wife on the field, and the couple donned Josh's No. 17 Bills jersey for the event.
  — Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
• On the worst days, residents don masks and struggle to breathe.
  — Peter S. Goodman Ulet Ifansasti, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
• The Killers of the Flower Moon star donned a classic black tuxedo with a white dress shirt.
  — Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
• One might get lost in the sea of pastels and wide-brim hats and children donning smocks.
  — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024
• In the first part of the mission, the operatives don full scuba gear.
  — Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• In the clip, the pair took turns singing popular songs while the other donned a pair of headphones.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2023
• And many of the women in the league gave a special touch to the day by donning women’s apparel from past times.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
• Don't be one of them — don a pair of eyewear retainers to keep them attached to you.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2023
• Crews donned protective gear and were able to assist the victims, leading them to a safe area.
  — The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• Ant wore a formal tuxedo for the event, and Renée donned a gorgeous one-shoulder gold gown.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 23 July 2023
• Robach, 50, was pictured donning the team colors: a red satin blouse and black leather shorts.
  — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• Tatum donned a beige suit jacket and black pants, while Kravitz turned heads in a black strapless dress and kitten heels.
  — Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2023
• Want to don a deer mask and shake your hips as DJs spin electronic dance records in the backyard of a South Beach mansion?
  — Kat Bein, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
• The 39-year-old donned a white print bikini followed by a sparkly gold one that showed of her ultra-toned abs and arms on the beach.
  — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 11 May 2023
• Alex even went so far as to don his friend’s Cinderella-like dress during rehearsals to show her all the steps.
  — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
• And Disney fans love to show up in droves donning their football best for the occasion.
  — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
• That means people are donning their swimsuits and taking to the outdoors.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2023
• Harcourt donned a wig to channel Diana in the opening scene of this 2011 Hallmark movie.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• In the photo, Stause wore a simple white dress with her wavy locks half up, half down and G Flip donned a black suit and clean white sneakers.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 11 May 2023
• In her carousel of photos, the Riverdale star shared a sweet snap of her and costar Reinhart (Betty) donning their ‘50s wardrobe outfits.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• All the men are kicked to the curb except for a vaguely humanoid robot donning a baseball cat.
  — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2023
• The actress posed topless in one photo, and donned chic bikinis for other shots.
  — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 7 July 2023
• Like the clothing, the boot dons Concepts’s bold iridescent paisley jacquard print.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2023
• Singularly stylish Cate Blanchett donned Dries on the carpet many times.
  — Merle Ginsberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2024
• Connick Jr wore a black t-shirt and the duo donned matching New Orleans Saints hats to rep their favorite football team.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• Both muses donned classic nails; Campbell with a squared French tip, while Walker’s were adorned with white bows.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Feb. 2024
• Talking about wedding vows was like donning a hair shirt.
  — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• In the film, Kid dons a monkey mask and earns his living as a fighter at an underground boxing club.
  — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
• While Arizona wasn't in the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse, many still flocked to viewing parties and donned special glasses to watch the partial eclipse.
  — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 9 Apr. 2024

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don

2 of 2 noun

• In the outside world, kids their age don caps and gowns, celebrate sweet 16s and quinceañeras.
  — Joy Resmovits, latimes.com, 21 June 2018
• New York City is about to get a new kind of don, a title once reserved for the city’s crime bosses.
  — Anna Codrea-Rado, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
• Calabasas’ strong first half sent the Coyotes to a 35-12 victory over the Dons at Agoura.
  — Eric Sondheimer, latimes.com, 24 Aug. 2017
• Thomas Troelson The young Don and the old don come together on this feel-good anthem.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 29 May 2018
• At one point my head was whipped back and forth like a mafia stoolie being slapped silly by his don.
  — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019
• Like the iconic arctic fox, the snowshoe hare dons white fur for the winter—a good camouflage in the snow.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 21 June 2018
• The moniker suits, because Bentham looks more don than exec.
  — Jeffrey Ball, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2018
• In the images, Barbie dons bold red platform boots, a red-and-blue-striped space suit, and a gold disc on her forehead.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 July 2019
• Light appetites find a mini don here with tuna and/or salmon on rice.
  — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 31 May 2018
• Plus, the classic off-the-shoulder top April is wearing is similar to one Regina dons in the movie.
  — Kara Nesvig, Teen Vogue, 7 Aug. 2017
• Instead, eat the thing that can only be had at Tsujiki: gyu-don.
  — Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
• Housman’s life followed the paradigm of the cold, aloof don with a caustic wit and buried emotions.
  — Jamie James, WSJ, 28 July 2017
• League of Legends players will get the chance of becoming Louis Vuitton dons of their own.
  — Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2019
• The same theory could be applied to plenty of future items that Markle dons, or even past items that have since sold out.
  — Rachel King, Fortune, 13 July 2018
• The designers and the don The bullet-riddled corpse, lying face-up on a street in Medellin in March 1996, was that of a large man with a bovine head and scraggly beard.
  — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
• In this game, players take on the role of a Freelancer and dons exosuits called Javelins to fight back against an evil leader called The Monitor.
  — Nina Huang, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2019
• This place was Medium Rare, a good but odd restaurant that offers no choices, like a mafia don with a proposal and a gun.
  — Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
• His wife, Donna (Riki Lindhome), wears her ice-blond hair pulled back in a severe bun and dons a string of pearls and knee-high riding boots.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2019
• The first American to win the prize since Ms. Morrison in 1993, he is studied by Oxford dons and beloved by presidents.
  — Ben Sisario, Alexandra Alter and Sewell Chan, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2016
• Wojnarowski, or simply Woj, is the don of NBA news breakers.
  — Matthew Glenesk, Indianapolis Star, 12 Mar. 2018
• An original don of jungle way before the genre had a name, Ken has been a foundational artist for drum ‘n’ bass.
  — Lily Moayeri, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2019
• An English commoner dons the armor of a dead jouster and, with the help of friends, competes against nobles in 14th-century France.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• The existence of black holes was first posited in the 18th century (by a Cambridge don, Hawking notes smugly).
  — Jerry Adler, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• Mounting a knackered horse and dragging a fat old farmer, Sancho, in his wake, the don declares undying love for an ordinary girl out of her depth.
  — Jeanette Winterson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
• In one instance, a water buffalo, Christmas lights dangling from a gash in its belly, dons S & M gear.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2019
• Vukcevich and Tulua shared rebounding honors for the Dons with six each, while Caballero grabbed five and Castillo gathered in three.
  — Dave Mendonca, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2017
• Phyllis Poor, a fiber artist from Winthrop, said her British daughter-in-law dons fascinators to formal events like weddings.
  — Laura Crimaldi, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2018
• By the time of his death, Shonke Mon-thi^ was one of three living men who had earned all 13 o-don, or war honors, given unanimously by his nation.
  — Taína Caragol, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
• Robin Kirkpatrick, a Cambridge don, did a masterly translation for Penguin Classics.
  — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
• Relying on zero actual proof, the movie also portrays the elder Biden as a criminal don who receives kickbacks from the shady international deals his son orchestrates.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024