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
  • This new world, this is like a real shot at a do-over for him.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But do-overs don’t just exist in the playing of video games.
    Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 21 Apr. 2024
  • O'Neill gestured for a do-over but then bounced the ball short of Burnett.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 30 Oct. 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
  • The goalie likely wants a do-over, but Fox need not apologize.
    Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • There's even some hint of yearning for an apocalyptic event to give the world a do-over.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The numbers are clear: one do-over doesn’t seem to carry adverse effects.
    Wes Moss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Lawyers for Riggs said the protest amounted to a ludicrous request for a do-over.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • The innies, however, might not want to see themselves as someone else’s do-over.
    James Poniewozik, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Again, rental agencies should be replacing these, but sometimes things slip through the cracks, and winter travel is one game that rarely offers do-overs.
    Kade Krichko, Outside Online, 6 Mar. 2025

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