How to Use do-over in a Sentence

do-over

noun
  • This is a do-over for both teams that got bounced from the Open.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
  • But do-overs don’t just exist in the playing of video games.
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
  • But there are no do-overs, and there is no point in looking back now.
    Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • But for all the film's success, leading man Ryan Gosling would like a do-over.
    Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • With the euphoria of the do-over comes a deep sadness—mourning for what could have been.
    Julia Sonenshein, ELLE, 25 July 2023
  • Maybe, just maybe, the court’s conservatives want a do-over.
    Michael Waldman, The New Republic, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Sorry, no pitch do-overs are allowed on Shark Tank — just like in the real world!
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • That’s a positive for Club name Nvidia , which is getting a do-over .
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Your kids, however, do not get a do-over of their childhood.
    Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This year, Gronkowski will line up in front of a live audience in Las Vegas and get a do-over.
    Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Now, the Deer Valley High School product gets a do-over of that senior season.
    Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
  • But how can anybody think that Cashman, if given a do-over, would make this trade again.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
  • Gash’s own collection operates as a do-over in a way, one that brings him joy and pride.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 20 July 2023
  • But Aikman said there will be no do-overs next season if McCarthy and the Cowboys don’t win.
    Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The lack of details is another reason that Friends of Griffith Park wants a do-over.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The packed council chambers cleared out after the vote, but some stayed until the end of the meeting to speak against the decision for a do-over.
    Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2024
  • Lucky for York, the Eagles had lined up illegally on the kick to give him a mulligan — a chance for a do-over from 41 yards.
    cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Many Israelis apparently want to have a do-over of 1948.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The league also hopes to persuade Gutierrez to call a do-over on grounds the jurors confused an overcharge with a discount.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 July 2024
  • Well, the mess finally hits the fan when events in George’s personal life make a cosmic do-over sound tempting.
    Time, 30 June 2023
  • Trump, who refused to take the stand, treated his video deposition like a do-over of the 2016 apology tape.
    Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
  • The appellate court ordered a do-over of the September hearing.
    Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2023
  • His excitement at the opportunity for a do-over soon turns sour as Aaron suspects Trevor may be the cause of his time loop.
    Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
  • Congress needs a complete do-over to take away the power from the corporations and the billionaires in this country and put it into the hands of the public.
    Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • The Pixel Tablet is a bit of a do-over, with a fresh interface, much more powerful hardware, and a much larger app ecosystem.
    Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 11 May 2023
  • The most moving moment features two characters bonding over the problems a prom do-over couldn’t fix.
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The do-over in The Gentlemen that improves on the original is the one that doubles down on its potential instead of shrinking from it.
    Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • If the Ohio Supreme Court had ordered a do-over, that would have set signature collectors back months and jeopardized their efforts.
    Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 1 June 2023
  • In a way, Bad Monkey feels like Lawrence’s do-over, with Vaughn perfectly suited to bulldoze and banter his way through a comic mystery.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The state Supreme Court ordered a do-over election in November with a new, more accurate ballot question.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024

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