How to Use be done with in a Sentence

be done with

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  • But where should this waste go, and what should be done with it?
    Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 25 June 2024
  • Brown asked for his thoughts on what should be done with the prisons.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • There's a lot of work to be done with his run-blocking, though.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Maybe it can only be done with a word that’s just as hard to pin down.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
  • This can be done with one, two, or three folds of fabric in each pleat.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • Don't try to convince us that there's not much to be done with a small yard.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This should be done with lukewarm water at least once a week.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Starbucks may not be done with its pup cups, but it is done with the metaverse.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
  • For stage 3a, surgery may be done with the intent of a cancer cure.
    Doru Paul, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • The same can be done with collard greens to even greater benefit.
    Adrienne Cheatham, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
  • This can be done with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This can be done with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • This can be done with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That can be done with the right skin routine at home and bi-monthly facials.
    Samantha Mims, Essence, 19 May 2025
  • The same can be done with food services, say, or laundry services.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • But if that’s not an option, it can be done with just a handful of products.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, the final wheel lug tightening should be done with a torque wrench.
    John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • If all goes well, he’ll be done with work before his 50th birthday.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
  • That cleaning can be done with hot water, gentle dish soap, and a soft sponge or rag.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • The variety of what can be done with hashbrowns cannot be denied.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Grave concerns as to what can be done with this - with TikTok.
    CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Clamshell Sets and Reps The clamshell can be done with your bodyweight.
    Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • That said, Netflix may not be done with more content spending.
    David Bloom, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Clean up can be done with a rake, leaf vacuum, leaf blower, or mulching lawn mower.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Will anything be done with the outdoor yard's logs in response to Ruth's fall?
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • These two guest spots really show the range of what can be done with a late night show appearance.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025

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