How to Use do the trick in a Sentence

do the trick

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• Edmonton may have enough money to add one big forward piece and that could do the trick.
  — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• Just a few bitter almonds per kilo of sweet ones does the trick and doesn’t kill anyone.
  — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026
• Next, the instructor tries luring the child back into the pool with a sparkly pink rubber duck, which does the trick.
  — Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 1 July 2026
• Dishwashing soap, citric acid powder, lemon and salt, and dishwasher tablets also do the trick.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 11 July 2026
• While doing the trick, the British singer appeared to accidentally choke on the remaining water in his mouth and fell to the ground, coughing.
  — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 28 June 2026
• Generally speaking, an inky dark wash should do the trick, and AG’s Saige jeans prove how elevated denim can look.
  — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 3 July 2026