DO in a Sentence

Learn DO from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for DO, such as:
1. Aye, my dear, that I do, indeed.
2. My dear Victor, do not speak thus.
3. I'll do some painting this afternoon.
4. It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
5. She was the only person able to do it.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of DO
do
 v.  carry on or function
 v.  be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  My dear Victor, do not speak thus.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
2  I know you didn't mean to but you did do it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  I had nothing to do in the hall so I went into the room.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 5
4  "I do leave it alone," affirmed the accused hollowly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
5  "Don't do it today," Gatsby answered.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  "I can't do it--I can't get mixed up in it," he said.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
7  "I do verily believe it," answered the clergyman.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT
8  What art can do, I have exhausted on him.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN
9  "I would not wish to do any thing mean," he replied.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
10  You know enough of him to do justice to his solid worth.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 4
11  I do not want to pry into other men's concerns.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 13
12  "I do not understand you," replied he, colouring.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
13  I do not like crooked, twisted, blasted trees.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
14  I do not like ruined, tattered cottages.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
15  Aye, my dear, that I do, indeed.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 40
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Animals do not have the ability to reason.
2  Here's an activity you can do with mixed ability classes.
3  He has the ability to do his job well.
4  Actually, it would be much more sensible to do it later.
5  Actually I do have a few ideas up my sleeve.
6  It was a stupid thing to do, I admit.
7  I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.
8  We should do our best to develop the adult education.
9  I'll do some painting this afternoon.
10  I really must do the washing this afternoon.
11  He who has done ill once will do it again.
12  She was the only person able to do it.
13  I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
14  Young people and older people do not always agree.
15  Some youth today do not allow any criticism at all.