How to Use do-over in a Sentence

do-over

noun
  • This is a do-over for both teams that got bounced from the Open.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • This new world, this is like a real shot at a do-over for him.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But do-overs don’t just exist in the playing of video games.
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
  • O'Neill gestured for a do-over but then bounced the ball short of Burnett.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But there are no do-overs, and there is no point in looking back now.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • But for all the film's success, leading man Ryan Gosling would like a do-over.
    Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • With the euphoria of the do-over comes a deep sadness—mourning for what could have been.
    Julia Sonenshein, ELLE, 25 July 2023
  • The do-over of the notice won’t extend the project’s completion date by much, if at all, Greer said.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
  • The goalie likely wants a do-over, but Fox need not apologize.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Maybe, just maybe, the court’s conservatives want a do-over.
    Michael Waldman, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Sorry, no pitch do-overs are allowed on Shark Tank — just like in the real world!
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a positive for Club name Nvidia , which is getting a do-over .
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • If there’s no loyalty to test, the show has no choice but to use Casa Amor as one big do-over instead.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 25 June 2025
  • Your kids, however, do not get a do-over of their childhood.
    Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But, most of the time, there are no do-overs in parenting or leadership.
    Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
  • This year, Gronkowski will line up in front of a live audience in Las Vegas and get a do-over.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Now, the Deer Valley High School product gets a do-over of that senior season.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • The numbers are clear: one do-over doesn’t seem to carry adverse effects.
    Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Lawyers for Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But Aikman said there will be no do-overs next season if McCarthy and the Cowboys don’t win.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Who hasn’t dreamed of a do-over?
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Venus’ connection with Chiron offers a do-over.
    Usa Today, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This is his do-over and his makeover all at the same time.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Even the most secure of us need pauses, repairs and do-overs.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • For the sake of discussion, there’s no guarantee the do-over nets a different outcome.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Fans thought maybe the Duffer Brothers wanted a do-over on their finale, and that the end wasn’t really the end.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Sort of a do-over to a rapidly sinking season.
    Janis Carr, Oc Register, 24 Dec. 2025

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