How to Use do-over in a Sentence
do-over
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Who hasn’t dreamed of a do-over?
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
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So that's the big do-over for me.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
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There are no do-overs at that point.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
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This is his do-over and his makeover all at the same time.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
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The only fair next step is a do-over.
—Stacy Torres, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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This is a do-over for both teams that got bounced from the Open.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
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This new world, this is like a real shot at a do-over for him.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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But there are no do-overs, and there is no point in looking back now.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
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There are no rehearsals, and no do-overs for this moment.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
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That crash required a massive do-over.
—Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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For the Chicago Cubs, there are no do-overs.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
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There are no do-overs, however.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
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So no more do-overs or messy entry points, making for easy joins and neat work.
—New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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Sort of a do-over to a rapidly sinking season.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025
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Even the most secure of us need pauses, repairs and do-overs.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
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After an on-the-spot do-over vote, the president took home the prize.
—Charlotte Y. Levy, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
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Unlike a text, there’s no drafting, deleting or do-over.
—Michelle Sobel, Fortune, 23 June 2026
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The goalie likely wants a do-over, but Fox need not apologize.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
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But, most of the time, there are no do-overs in parenting or leadership.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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With the euphoria of the do-over comes a deep sadness—mourning for what could have been.
—Julia Sonenshein, ELLE, 25 July 2023
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There's even some hint of yearning for an apocalyptic event to give the world a do-over.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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O'Neill gestured for a do-over but then bounced the ball short of Burnett.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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The goal was waived off after fouls on both teams caused a do-over for Yeboah that hit the crossbar.
—ABC News, 10 May 2026
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Gash’s own collection operates as a do-over in a way, one that brings him joy and pride.
—André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 20 July 2023
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With the way this Leafs season has spiraled, there are a lot of choices for a do-over.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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But for all the film's success, leading man Ryan Gosling would like a do-over.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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But how can anybody think that Cashman, if given a do-over, would make this trade again.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
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Just very little substance to this do-over from a pretty good original film.
—Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2026
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Yet this is a trade that Miami likely wouldn’t make again if given a do-over.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
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That’s a positive for Club name Nvidia , which is getting a do-over .
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
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