Examples of “doughnut” in a Sentence

noun A small, sweet, deep-fried piece of dough, usually ring-shaped or filled with jam or cream.

• The kids shared a box of chocolate doughnuts after their soccer game.
• He grabbed a glazed doughnut on his way to work.
• The bakery sells jam-filled doughnuts every morning.

noun Anything shaped like a ring or torus, such as a spare tire or a skid mark made by spinning a car in a circle.

• The tow truck driver noticed a black doughnut of burned rubber on the empty road.
• The car spun a doughnut in the empty parking lot.
• He changed the flat and put on the doughnut spare.