do something for
Example Sentences
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"I was getting to a point where I had to do something for my own good."
From BBC • May 16, 2026
“These were consumer-based lawsuits, so you would think they’d actually do something for consumers with everything that they stipulated that this company did wrong,” Sanchez said.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
“In a democracy, you do something for the state and you get something in return,” said Benedikt Zacher, a 25-year-old student and math tutor who was walking past the center.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
“The thought occurred to me, ‘if I have to do something for the next 25 years of my life, it better be something I love,’ ” Scott said during a 2019 radio segment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
“And you think you’ll be. able to do something for him?” asked Zabini scathingly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
