How to Use DIY in a Sentence

DIY

noun

• Use a spoon to gently transfer the DIY cold foam to the top of your drink.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2023
• In fact, many of you are involved in DIY projects and home repairs.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 2 May 2024
• Watch the video above to learn how to install your own DIY window film in your home.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
• One of our favorite ways to plan a garden is with DIY projects in mind.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Apr. 2024
• Watch the video above to learn how to make your own reusable DIY gel ice pack at home.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 14 July 2024
• Screw in spacers with 1-1/4-inch screws to the bottoms of the DIY mailboxes.
  — Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
• Here's how to make a DIY seat gap filler for your car and save yourself from years of searching.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• Tie-dye makes an excellent and low-key DIY project for kids.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 25 Aug. 2023
• She’s also been seen wearing the cropped style at home while working on a DIY project.
  — Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
• Here’s how to make a DIY floating cooler for the pool with just a few simple supplies and five easy steps.
  — Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
• But most of the government’s DIY advice on how to adapt had so far proven useless.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
• Properly stored, your DIY pumpkin pie spice can last for three years, as long as the base spices were fresh.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
• Try these timeless, DIY wall art hacks to decorate that pesky blank wall in your home.
  — Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
• Glue them to foam balls to create the topiaries, or attach them to a straw form to create a DIY pinecone wreath.
  — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
• They can be used to make all sorts of things, like smart home control hubs, DIY cameras, home media servers, and more.
  — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 May 2024
• These gloves are perfect for tough tasks like outdoor chores and heavy duty DIY projects.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
• Leaving the eggs in their carton for this entire DIY helps contain mess and keeps the eggs secure.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
• Tim offers phone coaching calls if you get stuck during a DIY job.
  — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• In their most basic form, jelly nails are easy to DIY, which could be one reason the trend keeps coming back.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 18 Mar. 2024
• There really isn't a more versatile—and easy to DIY—style than the humble pony, is there?
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 July 2024
• With a wide range of options and something that's pretty easy to DIY, this is a great costume option for a large group.
  — Emily Becker, Women's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
• Seashell nails are super easy not only to DIY but to customize too.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2024
• A lot of songs [from Illinois] have this folktale quality, and the album itself was made in a very DIY way.
  — Chris Ritter, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2024
• Fill valve kits are designed with DIY installers and handy people in mind.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
• The company isn’t selling an entire DIY kit, just the cooling block.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2023
• Check out more of our high-end home hacks for DIY projects with designer-level results.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 29 Aug. 2023
• Her red, white, and blue outfit is not only cute and comfy, but super simple to DIY.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 6 July 2023
• TikTok isn’t just a place to offload your celebrity opinions, give strangers a complete home tour, or share a DIY hack.
  — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Feb. 2024
• Neither of us is very experienced with DIY, so it’s been a difficult, stressful process and caused some tension between us.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
• While there are sleep vests and other similar products on the market designed to keep people from rolling onto their backs during sleep, Durr has developed a DIY solution for her patients.
  — Carly Weeks, TIME, 7 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2024