wore
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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“Elon finally agreed to the IPO greenshoe options … but only if the bankers all wore green shoes,” he wrote in a post on X on Friday.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
The Queen wore a red Grenadier Guards uniform dress designed by Fiona Clarke with a black beret with a white plume and a Grenadier Guards cap badge designed by Phillip Treacy.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
I pawed through the outer lands of my mother’s closet before asking if I could alter a navy trapeze-style dress she no longer wore.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
If Charles wore a particular sweater, you’d best not wear one that looked similar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
He wore a huge army jacket that drowned his too-thin frame, and I could tell from his sharp cheekbones and hollow cheeks that he didn’t get enough food.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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