don a costume
Frequency: 3.01.5 per million words
a formal or literary way to say 'put on a costume'
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Examples (10)
- For Halloween, he donned a superhero costume.
- The lead actor will don his historical costume just before the play begins.
- Each year, the villagers don traditional costumes for the spring festival.
- She hesitated for a moment before donning the elaborate masquerade costume.
- In the novel, the spy dons the costume of a waiter to infiltrate the gala.
- To participate in the reenactment, you must don a period-accurate costume.
- Having donned his knight's costume, the boy felt ready to defend his imaginary castle.
- The performers were seen donning their vibrant costumes backstage.
- He rarely attended parties, but for this one, he agreed to don a ridiculous clown costume.
- Once the king has donned his royal costume, the ceremony can commence.