How to Use do-over in a Sentence

do-over

noun

• Now, the comedy’s Emmy nomination for outstanding television movie gives them a bit of a do-over.
  — Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Aug. 2024
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024