do by

verb

did by; done by; doing by; does by

transitive verb

: to deal with : treat

They did pretty well by me when I retired.

Examples of do by in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The original renovation of the carriage house was done by the condominium’s first owner. —James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026

Saying the loud part quietly—that was the work done by this historic gown. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026

Overnight, the storms should gradually shift to the south and east, with the severe weather threat expected to be done by midnight, and showers ending by sunrise on Saturday. —Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026

This one was done by McCartney and Watt over in England, on a four-track machine that the star rescued from Abbey Road, buying it at a time when Thorn Electrical had taken over the studio and was cavalierly selling off the classic equipment and instruments, to his great chagrin. —Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026

But Macron said that securing the strait needed to be done by a neutral and independent party. —Steve Kopack, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026

Both are done by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

However, several non-white officers and women remained on the final promotion list, according to a review done by ABC News. —Steven Beynon, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

The work was done by a dedicated DOJ staff team. —Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for do by

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny