Don means: A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge. Related words include title or river. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Don in practice.

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Don in a sentence

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Don meaning

  1. A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
  2. An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents.
  3. A mafia boss, primarily for Italian or Italian American bosses.

Synonyms of Don

gentleman form of address title of respect title river don river celtic deity top dog chief head father instructor teacher preceptor wear

Example sentences (20)

Anyone can say whatever they like by then, but you don’t abuse judges, you don’t call them names,” Olanipekun said.

As a result, the two don't change much and really don't have a dynamic outside of the fact that they love each other.

As for those who jump on via the back door and don’t pay, don’t expect the bus to stop when you want to get off.

And so inflation is a big part of this, but the cost structure and just don’t – we don’t have enough activity.

And they don’t forget anything, so how does their culture shift over time when they don’t forget anything?

Asked about the future, she said: “I don’t know yet what he will decide, but I don’t think he will continue to work overseas.

But because temperatures don’t often go into the negatives at sea level in the Pacific Northwest, homes don’t need backup heat.

Asked by the paper what socialism meant to him, he said, “I don’t care for the label, I really don’t.

And then I don't -- like I said, I don't understand how the staging of these manufacturing capacities actually plays out in practice.

And I think it’s, again, the culture of like if people don’t speak up about it, other people don’t know that they’re not comfortable with it.

As a player you don’t set the price and we judge the player and we criticise the player but they don’t take part in the money side of things.

Asked for his thoughts on the KSI-Speed spar, Paul said: "I don't know, I don't care.

But by importing large amounts of gas and oil, don’t we risk becoming dependent on authoritarian countries which often don’t respect human rights?

Best we don’t mention his name unless essential and certainly don’t support him.

As Batman notes, the villains who pick out a theme are easy to take down, it's the ones who don't have one or don't stick to them that are truly dangerous.

Bill Spencer, played by Don Diamont (Don Diamont), initiated contact with federal authorities for a plot to capture Sheila confessing to crimes under surveillance.

And you Christian people, don’t look at me, don’t message me.

You don’t need a body of water, you don’t need mountains, you don’t get excluded if you’re in an urban environment.

They don’t commit crimes for their money; they don’t exploit anyone and they sure as hell don’t steal from the poor.

Don’t be afraid to say no, you don’t have to share your story, you don’t have to tell the whole family what happened.

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Common combinations with don

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "don" in a sentence?
An example: "Anyone can say whatever they like by then, but you don’t abuse judges, you don’t call them names,” Olanipekun said." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "don" from real English texts.
What does "don" mean?
Don means: A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge.
What are synonyms of "don"?
Common synonyms of "don" include: gentleman, form of address, title of respect, title, river, don river, celtic deity, top dog. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "don" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "don", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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