How to Use do anything in a Sentence

do anything

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  • Would do anything for you and with you.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
  • His dad wants to do anything but.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no rush to do anything.
    Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Are there plans to do anything with it?
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Far too late to do anything about that.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Those guys don’t even have to do anything.
    Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
  • And no one seems to be able to do anything about it.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Who knows what made Ross do anything.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • And harder yet to find a way to do anything about it.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Feb. 2026
  • No other species can do anything like it.
    Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But do these tiny seeds do anything for blood pressure?
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 20 Jan. 2026
  • There’s always a way to do anything.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Mar. 2026
  • First of all, anyone can do anything.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Dec. 2025
  • The player rarely will say or do anything that takes him off the field.
    Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
  • We’re not allowed to do anything.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Bad snap foiled any chance for Carter Davis to do anything.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • In my eyes, Eleanor Young would do anything for her son.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
  • There’s no time to sit around and do anything but go back to work and go get better.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Do not smoke, use a lighter, strike a match or do anything that may create a spark.
    Dalia Faheid, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
  • As an actor, I would be thrilled to do anything.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The big idea was that if a panda could high-kick, the rest of us could do anything.
    Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • But for the moment, neither of them can do anything about it.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Will any of them do anything close to these best-case scenarios?
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Those are something no one person can do anything about.
    Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Bill’d do anything for the mayor.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Who would do anything—including drop his best friend—to win you over?
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 May 2024
  • Because, there's a lot of people who would do anything, right?
    Outside Online, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The problem is, my husband doesn’t want to do anything.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Travel or do anything to expand your world.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • If a dead spot in your lawn is smaller than the size of your fist, there is no need to do anything.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025

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