- past progressive of wear.
Example Sentences
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Everything from my health, to what I was wearing, to what I was eating, enjoying—none of that mattered as much as the work that I was creating.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
“What?” replied the man, who was wearing a Brion Tuxedo with a claret-colored cummerbund.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
It took three days to identify the body of his brother, who was wearing the bracelet at the time.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Kelly Hall had a long goatee and was wearing a t-shirt with the slogan “Government Watch List” when he went to vote on Tuesday.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
It had a shiny silver logo and a photo of a man, almost as dark as he was, wearing a gray suit, sitting on a large desk and smiling at the camera.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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