How to Use do in a Sentence

do

verb

• He did a lot for us.
• I'm obliged to do my duty.
• Tell me what to do and I'll do it.
• I have to do some chores this afternoon.
• What have I done to you to make you so angry?
• What is the stock market doing now: rising or falling?
• He does his work without complaining.
• We should do something special to celebrate your birthday.
• This crime was done deliberately.
• That had nothing to do with the issues at the heart of the case.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
• Last week Palau was the first, with Chile and the Maldives soon to do so.
  — Bill Weir, CNN, 4 Feb. 2024
• Still, if the point is to go viral, one of the best places to do that is Mykonos.
  — Linda Laban, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
• And how many birds does a bird-killing cat kill in one year?
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• The back-to-back Big Ten champions look built to do it again.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
• The chicken with the crooked beak wanted nothing to do with them.
  — Martha McPhee, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
• As the Charlotte area grows and changes, so does its restaurants.
  — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
• Pinterest did the best on the score card with 12 points.
  — David Ingram, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
• Davidson did most of the work, cutting all the way across the field before turning it on for the TD.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• Yes, Europe can fill the gap left by the US - and in some respects is trying to do just that.
  — Luke McGee, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
• The Norwegians did their part to fight the Nazis on land while Haldane and Case itched to do theirs at sea.
  — Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
• The work will be done on behalf of the Space Systems Command in Colorado.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2023
• But both experts agree that there needs to be more research done.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
• When something goes well, funding tends to come your way to do more such work.
  — Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
• The artist did his work for free — and cherished every moment.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• The family went to the police, but were told that nothing could be done.
  — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
• Tornado drills shall be held three times a year, with the first being done by Oct. 15 of a school year.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2023
• Some officials still think the Fed has more hiking to do.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 3 Sep. 2023
• Getting the job done also requires you to be a hard worker.
  — Matthew Campbell, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2024
• What's a girl going through a contentious divorce to do?
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2023
• Being big in music is not just for those who have the microphone and do shows.
  — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 9 May 2024