How to Use do-it-yourself in a Sentence
do-it-yourself
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But the do-it-yourself nature of the nascent fees has raised some concerns.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
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Home Depot will be right there to serve both the pro and the do-it-yourself customers.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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The warehouse in Oakland was a do-it-yourself art space.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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The do-it-yourself heater is an easy and cost-effective way to stay warm and cozy in a small space in your house.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
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That sort of rough-and-tumble street wear, with a do-it-yourself ethos, will always have a place here.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2023
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Frito-Lay will find out whether the do-it-yourself concept still has appeal.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
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Samantha Mui, 34, is the founder of Thirsty Dumpling, a do-it-yourself dumpling-making startup.
—Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 27 May 2025
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The site, at just over an acre, was previously used as a do-it-yourself car wash.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Ghosts guns are do-it-yourself firearms assembled by hand from parts.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
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That helped offset still-high lumber prices and softness in do-it-yourself home projects.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
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Start a do-it-yourself herb garden: Grow basil, mint or other herbs to enhance your meals.
—Jen Nation, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
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House made toppings and salsas are available at the do-it-yourself salsa bar.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Oct. 2024
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Even this do-it-yourself site, though, warns that installing a pervious paver driveway is a job best left to pros.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
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Also unclear: whether more Americans will want to go the do-it-yourself route.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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If do-it-yourself techniques don't help, try talking with a healthcare provider.
—Michael De Medeiros, Health, 26 Mar. 2023
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Dinner couldn’t be simpler than this do-it-yourself array of food.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
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Sales from do-it-yourself customers account for roughly 70% of Lowe’s sales.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
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But there are an increasing number of do-it-yourself gun makers, some of whom are skirting the law.
—Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The system Bond refers to is the mostly do-it-yourself model of saving for retirement that came of age when Gen Xers did.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 27 Sep. 2023
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For those enamored with the do-it-yourself spirit of ninja climbs, Kovar says by all means, go for it.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
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It was intertwined with a do-it-yourself, anti-star ethos that would re-emerge, much louder, with punk.
—Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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His brother-in-law David McKissic asked him to sing on projects for his rap group and gave the teen a firsthand look at the do-it-yourself world of mixing and mastering.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Take a water sample to a local pool store for analysis, or buy a do-it-yourself test kit.
—Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2023
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Hutchinson used do-it-yourself campaign tactics for those races as well.
—Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
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So many legends have heard it as a dare, an invitation, a map to their do-it-yourself future.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
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Pro sales were stronger than do-it-yourself for the fourth quarter 2024, which was reported back in February .
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 May 2025
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Ghosts guns are do-it-yourself firearms assembled from parts that often come in prepackaged kits.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
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But the do-it-yourself vehicles have helped Russian troops cross the Snahist River more than once and begin to contest the area around Darino.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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But in a world where a single in-office laser session can cost $1,500 or more—and where downtime can derail your week—the idea of a damage-free, do-it-yourself treatment that actually works feels like the future.
—Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 16 July 2025
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Expect fun do-it-yourself activities like biking around temples and glamping in vast geothermal fields.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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