How to Use be done with in a Sentence
be done with
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So it can be done with a team like us.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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Put a stake in it, call it dead and be done with it.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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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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There was nothing much that could be done with this.
—Literary Hub, 9 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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Brown asked for his thoughts on what should be done with the prisons.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2023
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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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There's a lot of work to be done with his run-blocking, though.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
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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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This can be done with one, two, or three folds of fabric in each pleat.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
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What can be done with this type of analysis?
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2025
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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
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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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Everything had to be done with taste.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps something could be done with them?
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Jan. 2026
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Call it the Apple Box, and be done with it.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2025
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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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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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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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There is still work to be done with it, to look at its accuracy.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
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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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This can be done with a secure payment method, like a credit card.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
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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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The same can be done with food services, say, or laundry services.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
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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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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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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
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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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That cleaning can be done with hot water, gentle dish soap, and a soft sponge or rag.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
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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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