Example Sentences

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And this past summer, when that watch’s battery died, I taught myself how to install a new one—so I will be wearing a version of Grandma’s old Timex for the foreseeable future.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Thanks to the way the fashion calendar works, we already know what the brightest minds in the industry think we will be wearing when the weather becomes a little warmer.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Come next September, Weis will be wearing purple and calling plays against the Rebels in their conference opener.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Revelers at Churchill Downs will be wearing colorful hats and sipping $22 mint juleps from souvenir glasses under the twin spires that stand sentry over this cathedral of horse racing.

From New York Times • May 4, 2024

My father will be coming around the corner from the garage and he will be wearing my mom's Peeper glasses.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan