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

After each piece of leather is meticulously cut—which can be done by hand or by laser—it is carefully glued to the base and detailed with tone-on-tone stitching. —Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 17 May 2026

From 1980 to 2014, conservation research papers based on fieldwork dropped by 20 percent whereas research done by data analysts and modellers rolling around in cubicles increased by at least sixfold. —John Reid, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

It was all done by myself and my team. —Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026

After achieving 30% adoption for a coding copilot that was rolled out by HubSpot, Lennox and his team shared incident data that showed engineers that the work being done by teams using that tool wasn’t negatively affecting reliability versus those that weren’t. —John Kell, Fortune, 13 May 2026

In an ideal world, the two sides would shock everyone and get a deal done by the All-Star break and keep the momentum going. —Jim Bowden, New York Times, 13 May 2026

The remaining 12 houses should be done by spring. —Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

This is easily done by accessing the menu or putting the unit in sleep mode. —Chad Morgenthaler, Outdoor Life, 13 May 2026

This is done by building staff, often after the stairway’s floor is mopped. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

Rhymes for do by

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