How do you use the word "donut" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "donut": Tom ate the chocolate donut that I had smuggled into the hospital. I want a donut.

Donut Meaning

/ˈdəʊnʌt/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAlternative spelling of doughnut.

Sentence Examples

Tom ate the chocolate donut that I had smuggled into the hospital.

I want a donut.

I had a donut and a cup of coffee.

CEFR Practice Quiz

For breakfast, she bought a glazed ____ and a cup of coffee.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Tom ate the chocolate ____ that I had smuggled into the hospital.

Word Origin & History

Alteration of doughnut, from dough + nut. Attested 1900.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"[…]Pa said he guessed he hadn't got much appetite, and he would just drink a cup of coffee and eat a donut." — 1900, George Wilbur Peck, Peck's bad boy and his pa, Stanton and Van Vliet, page 107:

"The Long Lances, however, were thick in the water, and soon Portland was hit in the stern, sending her turning donuts across the ocean trying to work out which way to point her guns, popping off occasional shots at Hiei, which, by now, was heavily ablaze and a very obvious target in the night." — 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 20:44 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022:

"The court heard that at the junction of the Ballyveely Road, Leslie - who was driving a BMW - performed the 'donuts' as others looked on." — 2016 December 1, “'Boy racer' fined over donut tribute to pal”, in Belfast Telegraph:

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