How do you use Donned in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Donned meaning
simple past and past participle of don
Using Donned
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of don
- In the example corpus, donned often appears in combinations such as: she donned, donned the, he donned.
Context around Donned
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Donned
- In this selection, "donned" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, park, runners, amy, coordinated, matching and fashionable stand out and add context to how "donned" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ac runners donned their white and as she donned a champagne. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "donned" sits close to words such as alarmed, allocate and amazed, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with donned
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Harry donned a similar suit and proudly displayed his military medals. (11 words)
Everyone's favorite protocol droid is donned in gay apparel – a Santa Hat and Christmas lights. (16 words)
Everyone donned union flag t-shirts and tucked into afternoon tea and enjoyed a sing-a-along. (17 words)
Although she decided to wear a unique floral piece, Princess Kate could have donned one of her three tiaras for King Charles's Coronation: the Cartier Halo Tiara, the Lotus Floral Tiara or the Lover's Knot Tiara. (38 words)
Flats were the order of the day, and the mother-of-two, who travelled with aides to the airport donned a favoured pair of $770 Valentino 'Roman Stud' mules in ivory calfskin. (32 words)
Abbey, 37, stole the show as she donned a champagne coloured silk dress with a plunging neckline and scarf design around the neck, showing off her famous figure to the camera. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Abbey, 37, stole the show as she donned a champagne coloured silk dress with a plunging neckline and scarf design around the neck, showing off her famous figure to the camera.
A blow dry for every occasion: Trinny Woodall, attending a recent charity run in Hyde Park, donned coordinated lycra and running shoes.
A hardy tribe of Fife AC runners donned their white tops to run in Dunkeld’s Birnam Hill Race over a distance of 6.5km with a climb of 335m.
Although she decided to wear a unique floral piece, Princess Kate could have donned one of her three tiaras for King Charles's Coronation: the Cartier Halo Tiara, the Lotus Floral Tiara or the Lover's Knot Tiara.
Another ensemble which bears an almost identical resemblance to the outfit worn in reality by Diana, Princess of Wales, is the one she donned during a 1997 trip to Angola.
Apisai Koroisau of the Wests Tigers and his gorgeous partner Amy donned matching black-and-white ensembles, with couples dressing an apparent emerging trend of 2023.
At the center of the invented colonial identity donned by Israelis is the denial of the genocidal violence that enabled them to replace Palestinians and take over their lands and property.
A veteran fundraiser and dedicated football fan has donned a cap and gown to receive an honorary award from the University of Wolverhampton.
Cardi B and Offset couldn't keep their hands off of each other as they donned fashionable outfits on the night before the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Children of all ages are welcome to revel in the tricks and treats, and attendees are encouraged to come donned in their Halloween costumes.
Colac Specialist School principal Cameron Peverett donned his hard hat to check out the progress that BDH Constructions is making on the school’s new campus in Murray Street, Colac.
Connor Bedard was just shy of his 10th birthday when he first donned a jersey that showcased the familiar Regina Pats crest.
Danielle donned a brown silk blouse with the signature Burberry print, along with a pair of striped jeans that also featured the same print down the sides.
Everyone donned union flag t-shirts and tucked into afternoon tea and enjoyed a sing-a-along.
Everyone's favorite protocol droid is donned in gay apparel – a Santa Hat and Christmas lights.
Flats were the order of the day, and the mother-of-two, who travelled with aides to the airport donned a favoured pair of $770 Valentino 'Roman Stud' mules in ivory calfskin.
For the occasion, Kate donned a navy woollen dress and belt, with tonal navy shoes to compliment the look.
For the outing, Ye donned an Army zip-up turtleneck sweatshirt and black pants that he paired with large black boots.
Georgia didn't spare a glamorous choice for her make up - as she donned a flawless palette with full eyebrows, rosy blush on her sculpted cheek and finally a rouge lipstick.
Harry donned a similar suit and proudly displayed his military medals.
Common combinations with donned
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- she donned 23×
- donned the 19×
- he donned 11×
- and donned 11×
- donned their 9×
- donned pair 9×
- also donned 8×
- has donned 7×
- have donned 6×
- donned in 6×