How to Use do well in a Sentence

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  • Masego would do well to have Theophilio’s pieces fused into his next tour or shoot.
    Julian Randall, Essence, 19 June 2024
  • The Hawks do well with s–t talkers as the face of defense–like Richard Sherman!
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • So, do Jackie and Marshall do well outside of the pods?
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Just because a fund has done well over the last year or so doesn’t mean it’s destined to do well again.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But in 1964, in that moment that the song doesn’t do well in the U.S., Ike basically wins.
    William Grimes, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • And the Supreme Court could do well looking at adopting its own code of conduct.
    CBS News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The garden is open 24/7 and was built to educate the public about plants that do well in their area.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2023
  • Most ferns do well in partial or full shade in rich, well-draining soil.
    Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The greatest joy for any father is seeing the children thrive, do well in life, and be healthy.
    Nickolaus Hayes, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
  • To do well, chefs had to make sure their story matched the explanation of their dish.
    Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • My side of the aisle, the people who do well these days are the people who do culture-war politics.
    David Marchese David Marchese, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The media has been very desirous that a Black quarterback do well.
    Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Every technician wants to do well, even if your show sucks.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The palace Tuesday said that the Princess of Wales continues to do well but declined to elaborate.
    Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The Bradshaw Animal Shelter believes the dogs could do well in separate homes but wants to keep the friends in the same place.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Snake plants are drought-tolerant and do well in all light conditions.
    Deanna Pai, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The other handful of candidates might do well to remember the same.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 12 June 2023
  • But shares of oil and gas companies tend to do well when rates are elevated.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
  • While a revolution isn’t coming anytime soon to Britain, the new King and Queen would do well to read the room carefully.
    Alex Wood, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • So even office workers would do well to clock out earlier.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 July 2023
  • The federal and state agencies charged with implementing the law would do well to follow them.
    Jennifer Pahlka, Time, 27 June 2023
  • While these companies pretend to tap their brakes, the government would do well to call their bluff and proceed to full throttle.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Bakers on a budget who are accustomed to a hand mixer might do well with this model.
    Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 9 July 2023
  • This option would also work well for people with plants that do well with indirect light.
    Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2023
  • Many recipes containing baking powder do well to rest overnight.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Asphalt and metal work well in most climates, while wood is best in cold temperatures and clay and concrete tiles do well in heat.
    Good Housekeeping, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Apple says this mode will also tune in to voices better, which one study found the AirPods Pro to do well enough to compete with some hearing aids.
    Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The parlor palm and lady palm similarly do well in lowlight spaces, while the phoenix palm thrives in medium light.
    Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Taurus is another sign Scorpio is likely to do well with.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Shrubs such as spirea, hydrangea and euonymus do well in most U.S. zones, as do perennials such as day lilies, phlox and false indigo.
    Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024

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