do better

Example Sentences

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Starmer has vowed to fight any contest and came out fighting on Monday, pledging to do better and prove his doubters "wrong".

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

"When this happens it is because we have to do better, not the referees or VAR," he continued.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

He was light on specifics, other than saying he was going to do better than the others and that he would prioritize public safety above all.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It’s hard to make a $1 trillion investment vehicle do better than the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Doctors would do better in these cases if they knew less about their patients—if, that is, they had no idea whether the people they were diagnosing were white or black, male or female.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell