doing

Example Sentences

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In doing so he became just the second US player to score more than once in a World Cup match.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

“Try doing a run behind a garbage truck,” the stepdad exhorted, setting Mr. Paré-Poupart on a course from which he’s never strayed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“We have some recordings of one of your exalted candidates doing and saying something that would make her resign in shame,” said Pratt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Rupert Mannion is a creature of corrosive spite, lording his recent divorce over his ex-wife throughout Season1 and popping around to cut her back down to size whenever she seems to be doing well.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

‘What are you doing in this part of the Forest?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver