How to Use do in a Sentence
do
verb- He did a lot for us.
- I'm obliged to do my duty.
- Tell me what to do and I'll do it.
- I have to do some chores this afternoon.
- What have I done to you to make you so angry?
- What is the stock market doing now: rising or falling?
- He does his work without complaining.
- We should do something special to celebrate your birthday.
- This crime was done deliberately.
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Or mademoiselle_dell does, at least.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
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But that lead didn’t last long.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026
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All that stuff needs to be done.
—NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
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My dad did that sport for years.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Tell your child not to do this.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
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Why come back and do this again?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
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His night was done at that point.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
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So what to do with all that snow?
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2026
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So what to do about teen takeovers?
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
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In my mind, this bill did that.
—Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 June 2026
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The lot does some of the work here.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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That was all it was meant to do.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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What, though, can be done about them?
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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And now, the time to do it is now.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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And a job that would be able to do that.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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There is still a lot that needs to be done.
—Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
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What will Kathy do with that role?
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
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Let the python hunters go in there and do their thing.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Matthews then got up from his seat and did the same.
—Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
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Gosling had no idea, nor did Lord.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
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All said and done, what—and who—is this best for?
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
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