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Like many Yeti products, the Rambler falls squarely in the want-but-don't-need category. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The 24-Oz Yeti Rambler Was Made for Drinking a Big Beer Around the Campfire," 8 Apr. 2019 Read on for the dos and don'ts of calming the inflammation and healing the irritated skin on the double. — Leah Prinzivalli, Glamour, "How to Get Rid of a Pimple Fast: 12 Dos & Don'ts of Fighting Acne," 17 Jan. 2019 Here, learn how to display the American flag respectfully, plus dos and don'ts for hoisting and folding it and more. — Country Living Staff, Country Living, "American Flag Etiquette: Here's How to Properly Display the American Flag," 29 May 2018 There are a lot of do's and don'ts when meeting Her Majesty, including allowing the Queen to initiate body contact and letting her take the lead when walking, and Trump seemed to struggle a bit with the latter. — Eileen Reslen, Harper's BAZAAR, "Did Donald Trump Break Royal Protocol by Walking in Front of the Queen and Not Bowing?," 13 July 2018 Watch with subtitles and don't—seriously, don't—watch while hungry. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Travel Shows to Watch on Netflix Right Now," 4 July 2018 The do's and don'ts are very tricky and little offenses are to be expected. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "When Meeting Queen Elizabeth, Susan Sarandon Broke Royal Protocol in a Notable Way," 27 June 2018 Unless Meghan took Advanced Manners 301 at Northwestern University, palace staffers probably gave her quite the crash course on the major do's and don'ts of living regally. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Quiz: How Much Do You Really Know About Royal Protocol?," 26 June 2018 Instead of creating a third jersey with a mixture of modern and classic designs the Coyotes decided to employ the if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it strategy. — Richard Morin, azcentral, "Arizona Coyotes reveal original black 'Kachina' sweaters as new third jersey," 22 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'don't.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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