- past tense form of wear.
wore
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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Some toddlers wore recording devices at home to count back-and-forth conversations with their caregivers, part of a program to boost language development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
It would have been "very obvious" she was a teenager, she says, explaining that she was very short and wore braces on her teeth at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He posed for photos with supporters, who wore buttons declaring him “the people’s candidate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
She wore no-nonsense sneakers with pink swooshes and carried two FedEx boxes.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
They were all men and they all wore the uniform.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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