DOUGHNUT in a Sentence

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For DOUGHNUT, below is one of 6 sentences:
She asked Peter to wait a moment, and when she came back from the kitchen she brought a bag of sandwiches and doughnuts for us.

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 Meanings and Examples of DOUGHNUT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
doughnut
 n.  a small ring-shaped fried cake
Classic Sentence:
1  And while she closed with a happy Scriptural flourish, he "hooked" a doughnut.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
2  She set the lamp on the table, and he saw that it was carefully laid for supper, with fresh doughnuts, stewed blueberries and his favourite pickles in a dish of gay red glass.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  The table had been as carefully laid, a clear fire glowed in the stove, the cat dozed in its warmth, and Mattie came forward carrying a plate of doughnuts.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
4  Indians were everywhere; they camped in dooryards, stalked into kitchens to demand doughnuts, came with rifles across their backs into schoolhouses and begged to see the pictures in the geographies.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  She asked Peter to wait a moment, and when she came back from the kitchen she brought a bag of sandwiches and doughnuts for us.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: VIII
Example Sentence:
1  When Jack claimed he hadn't eaten the jelly doughnut, Jill took an incredulous look at his smeared face and laughed.