Example Sentences

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Ortiz says an Arlington police detective called him and asked what fingernail polish Cynthia had been wearing when she disappeared.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

On Monday, Longhurst said he had been wearing a balaclava which he took off immediately after the accident because he said he "didn't want to hide" his identity.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"Filipe Martins had been wearing an electronic ankle monitor until today and wasn't allowed to leave his city," his lawyer, Jeffrey Chiquini, said in a video posted on Instagram.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

Neither had been wearing a life jacket when their kayak overturned.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

Indeed, compared to what I had been wearing an hour before, a clean burlap sack would have been a great step up.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss