How to Use to do in a Sentence
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But right then, at that moment, there was just too much to do.
—Joe Fassler, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
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His body did what it was trained to do, his mind locked into race mode.
—George Edwards, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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Don’t stay up too late, though; there’s plenty to do by day as well.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
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It gets built when there’s a job to do and taken apart when the job is done.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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Taking away one of the two wouldn’t mean that the kid doesn’t still want to do it!
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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Now there’s nothing left to do but, well, framble those eggs!
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
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And one day in June, groups from around the world gathered to do just that.
—Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
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That’s being a part of what a point guard is, not trying to do too much.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
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One loved the script, and the other hated the script and didn't want to do it.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 July 2026
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For our full list of the best things to do in Key West, read more here.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
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What started as a fun thing to do turned him into a role model.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
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Everybody was kind of trying to do too much in the big spots.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
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That’s why we are drawn to do some of the dumber stuff when things get to their darkest.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
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My mom told me to learn through her experience of what not to do.
—Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
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Our people know what to do if something like that was to happen.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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There is also a cleaner way to do the thing the rule claims to enable.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
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Here’s what to do if skunks become a problem in your yard and how to get rid of them.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
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Your ideas travel farther when people know what to do with them.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
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What inspired you to do more than act on this specific project?
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 July 2026
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It's built by permitting them to do less of what doesn't matter.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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To this point, the party’s leadership seems at sea about what to do.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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What we have been trained to do is stay silent inside it and call that leadership.
—Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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Give yourselves a pat on the back, but don’t expect your viewers to do the same.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
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The union says the city still has not complied, even though the court gave it 60 days to do so.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
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Your buyer is looking at ten businesses that all look able to do the job.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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Most of the world was fumbling and scared, and Fauci seemed to have some idea of what to do.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
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But the player standing at the other end of the court needs to do a lot more than just watch the ball.
—Michelle Spear, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
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Let any stain-specific pretreatments sit on the spot for a while to do its job.
—Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026
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Morris won’t be checking in for permission slips or tips on what to do.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
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Rob-Will is compulsive in his need to do the wrong thing every time.
—William Earl, Variety, 3 July 2026
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