How to Use easier said than done in a Sentence

easier said than done

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  • Of course, easier said than done.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • But that’s easier said than done.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, the voices in our head tend to make that sort of thing feel easier said than done.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But that is easier said than done with a veteran set in his ways.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
  • One that can both shoot and score with some volume (easier said than done) would go a long way.
    Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The challenge here is that moving is much easier said than done.
    James Itkoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But finding the best cotton sheets may be easier said than done.
    Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • That being said, finding the right dress is easier said than done.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In the current climate, that would seem easier said than done.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
  • That may be easier said than done if the last few weeks are any indication.
    Caitlin Owens, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But anyone who has a type knows straying from the usual can be easier said than done.
    Candice Jalili, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
  • Getting enough quality sleep is a whole lot easier said than done.
    Ashley Abramson, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
  • That’s easier said than done, but here are 20 super simple stress hacks to try.
    Caitlin Carlson, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
  • Okay, easier said than done perhaps, but hire a good designer!
    Talie Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • That’s easier said than done, of course, and playing a movie at midnight does not a midnight movie make.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, sleeping on a plane is sometimes easier said than done, but there are ways to put the odds in your favor.
    Jessica Poitevien, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2025
  • Create explosive runs and turnovers, easier said than done, yes.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Remaining or becoming calm is easier said than done when you are stressed.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Getting out of solitude and isolation can be easier said than done.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The solution, of course, is to increase billings with other clients, which is easier said than done.
    David Tobin, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • But that can be easier said than done, especially in the summer.
    Becca Stanek, theweek, 24 June 2024
  • But imposing and enforcing those rules can be easier said than done.
    Maida Lynn Chen, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Of course, that may be easier said than done, especially if any of that rooting is required in the brain.
    Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • That’s easier said than done, and Pinocchio’s journey is fraught with peril.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But, the internal struggle that is triggered may make taking a break easier said than done.
    Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But torn between two men, two identities and numerous lies, this may be easier said than done.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Depending on other factors like your sleep schedule or stress levels, this can be easier said than done.
    Alisa Hrustic, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • But that’s easier said than done, based on Max’s previous attempts, which so far have been thwarted.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, that’s easier said than done when that starter is Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But first UConn would have to get out of the first two rounds hosted in Storrs, and that may be easier said than done.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024

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