do-over
noun
plural do-overs
: a new attempt or opportunity to do something after a previous attempt has been unsuccessful or unsatisfactory
Art, unlike life, permits do-overs: the illusion that one can get things right with craft and persistence.—
Kahn Man
Kahn ManAs for his pitch, Keaton's first try was in the dirt. He requested a do-over and fired one right down the middle.—Steve Rushin
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If one team has a bad day, there isn't a do-over; their NCAA Tournament is over.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
With voting, there’s no do-over; if and when eligible voters are turned away at the polls, there will almost certainly not be a chance to fix it before the results of the election are declared, disenfranchising those citizens and no do-overs.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Here are five things to know ahead of Tuesday's do-over:
JUROR IN KAREN MISTRIAL JOINS HER DEFENSE TEAM FOR RETRIAL
(Courtesy of Karen Read)
1.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Passengers can check the livery of their flight a few days before departure to know how to dress accordingly.
Stopover, do-over in Singapore
The Singapore Tourism Board knows its hometown airline is famous for carrying transit passengers around the globe.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
With voting, there’s no do-over; if and when eligible voters are turned away at the polls, there will almost certainly not be a chance to fix it before the results of the election are declared, disenfranchising those citizens and no do-overs.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
Here are five things to know ahead of Tuesday's do-over:
JUROR IN KAREN MISTRIAL JOINS HER DEFENSE TEAM FOR RETRIAL
(Courtesy of Karen Read)
1.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Passengers can check the livery of their flight a few days before departure to know how to dress accordingly.
Stopover, do-over in Singapore
The Singapore Tourism Board knows its hometown airline is famous for carrying transit passengers around the globe.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for do-over
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“Do-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-over. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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