Examples of do down in a Sentence
you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet
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The A-list includes immediate and necessary improvements, while the B-list contains improvements that can be done down the road but that aren’t necessary.
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
After locating the tunnels and underground rooms, there was only one thing Vale contemplated doing down there: filming a DJ set for her YouTube channel (@VictoriaValeDJ).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
That’s exactly what Dillingham, Alexander-Walker and Shannon did down the stretch.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
One potential separator in Jensen’s favor — especially if Utah has its eyes on what BYU is doing down the road — is his international experience.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
And maybe David Bednar recaptures his old form and the Pittsburgh ‘pen proves as bewildering to opponents as the Tigers’ did down the stretch.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The star has shown incredible consistency over the years and the Browns weren't going to do down without trying to retain him.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025
After locating the tunnels and underground rooms, there was only one thing Vale contemplated doing down there: filming a DJ set for her YouTube channel (@VictoriaValeDJ).
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
That’s exactly what Dillingham, Alexander-Walker and Shannon did down the stretch.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
One potential separator in Jensen’s favor — especially if Utah has its eyes on what BYU is doing down the road — is his international experience.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
And maybe David Bednar recaptures his old form and the Pittsburgh ‘pen proves as bewildering to opponents as the Tigers’ did down the stretch.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
The star has shown incredible consistency over the years and the Browns weren't going to do down without trying to retain him.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Do down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20down. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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