How to Use be done with in a Sentence
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The easy thing for my client would have been to write a check and be done with it.
—Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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But where should this waste go, and what should be done with it?
—Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 25 June 2024
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Clamshell Sets and Reps The clamshell can be done with your bodyweight.
—Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
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Brown asked for his thoughts on what should be done with the prisons.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
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We may be done with Trump by the time that election rolls around.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
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For stage 3a, surgery may be done with the intent of a cancer cure.
—Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2023
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Maybe it can only be done with a word that’s just as hard to pin down.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
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What goes on in the mind can be as vital to success as what can be done with the body.
—Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
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The best part is that it can all be done with the click of a button—no finicky dials or levers.
—Jenna Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
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Starbucks may not be done with its pup cups, but it is done with the metaverse.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
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It can also be stored in the car’s trunk—that couldn’t be done with the original car.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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All this can be done with a single press of an Action Key.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Michelle Gellar might not be done with saving the world from the forces of darkness.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2024
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This can be done with a .edu email address or a student ID card.
—Erika Kullberg, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Grave concerns as to what can be done with this - with TikTok.
—CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
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She is scheduled to be done with chemo later this month.
—Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 7 Oct. 2024
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Winston Churchill, for one, would have preferred to shoot the Nazi leaders and be done with it.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
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This should be done with lukewarm water at least once a week.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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The same can be done with collard greens to even greater benefit.
—Adrienne Cheatham, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
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That can be done with the right skin routine at home and bi-monthly facials.
—Samantha Mims, Essence, 19 May 2025
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This can be done with an equation that subtracts the person’s age from 220.
—Jason Sawyer, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2024
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If all goes well, he’ll be done with work before his 50th birthday.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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But if that’s not an option, it can be done with just a handful of products.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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Adding to the intrigue, with a large, uniquely shaped green, there is a lot that can be done with pin locations on the 17th.
—Drew Steiner, The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
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Heather Rae El Moussa may not be done with kids after the birth of her first baby.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2023
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Perhaps something could be done with them?
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
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So the league wanted to give them their due and test the limits of what could be done with outdoor hockey.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
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While you might be done with eggnog for the year, this ultra-rich bundt made with the flavors of the holiday drink is a fun new way to enjoy the seasonal treat.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
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While coconut oil can technically be used as a lube, it should be done with caution.
—Quispe López, Them., 17 Dec. 2025
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That last part could be done with whistles or air horns.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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