How to Use do in a Sentence
do
verb- He did a lot for us.
- I'm obliged to do my duty.
- Tell me what to do and I'll do it.
- I have to do some chores this afternoon.
- What have I done to you to make you so angry?
- What is the stock market doing now: rising or falling?
- He does his work without complaining.
- We should do something special to celebrate your birthday.
- This crime was done deliberately.
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That had nothing to do with the issues at the heart of the case.
— John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023 -
Last week Palau was the first, with Chile and the Maldives soon to do so.
— Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024 -
Still, if the point is to go viral, one of the best places to do that is Mykonos.
— Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024 -
And how many birds does a bird-killing cat kill in one year?
— Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 -
The back-to-back Big Ten champions look built to do it again.
— Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023 -
The chicken with the crooked beak wanted nothing to do with them.
— Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023 -
As the Charlotte area grows and changes, so does its restaurants.
— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024 -
Pinterest did the best on the score card with 12 points.
— David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023 -
Davidson did most of the work, cutting all the way across the field before turning it on for the TD.
— Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023 -
Yes, Europe can fill the gap left by the US - and in some respects is trying to do just that.
— Luke McGee, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024 -
The Norwegians did their part to fight the Nazis on land while Haldane and Case itched to do theirs at sea.
— Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 -
The work will be done on behalf of the Space Systems Command in Colorado.
— Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023 -
But both experts agree that there needs to be more research done.
— Audrey Noble, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023 -
When something goes well, funding tends to come your way to do more such work.
— Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 -
The artist did his work for free — and cherished every moment.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023 -
The family went to the police, but were told that nothing could be done.
— Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Tornado drills shall be held three times a year, with the first being done by Oct. 15 of a school year.
— Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2023 -
Some officials still think the Fed has more hiking to do.
— Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Getting the job done also requires you to be a hard worker.
— Matthew Campbell, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024 -
What's a girl going through a contentious divorce to do?
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Being big in music is not just for those who have the microphone and do shows.
— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023
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