How to Use do something in a Sentence

do something

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  • That means schools have to do something.
    Justin Reich, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Just tried to do something unique.
    Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t just do something, stand there.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Mad enough to take to the streets and do something about it?
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Would be good for the offense to do something here.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Today, we are called to do something more.
    Igor Alterman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
  • You’ll be thrilled to do something to expand your world.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Let’s go do something with it, OK?
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Red Sox should do something like this too.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The only way to fix the problem is to do something.
    Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Vahl made sure to do something about that Friday night.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And a big thing for me was to do something different.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That means Lottie would have to do something.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Try to do something different to kick things up a notch.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Make plans to do something that lowers stress, puts a smile on your face and brings you joy.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Ready to do something about it now that the bitter cold is behind us?
    Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
  • So try to do something kind for yourself in the process of grieving.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2024
  • Trying to do something new but thought of as something old?
    Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe others do something else.
    D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Most people have to do something else to make money on the side.
    Corey Buhay, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Put the cameras away and do something out of the goodness of your heart.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This time, there was a chance to do something a bit more reflective.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Investors need to fight the urge to do something when there is market chaos.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The Packers must do something about it.
    Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • How would these vandals have gotten so close to do something like that?
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • Get up early and do something to ground yourself.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • So being able to go back and do something in Egypt was just a dream come true.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • The Bengals had to do something.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This was a different chance to do something.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Tuesday evening, city leaders hoped to do something about it.
    Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026

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