How to Use don't in a Sentence

don't

noun

• This time around, the band knows the do's and don'ts for life on the road since their reunion in 2021.
  — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
• But with a little help from these dos and don'ts, your plants will make it through.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 23 Dec. 2019
• Après-ski Dos and Don'ts Like any culture, après-ski has its own list of dos and don'ts.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2023
• Proof that good-hair-don't-care days do, in fact, exist.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2018
• No, wait—don't go reaching for those hot tools just yet!
  — Tatjana Freund, Marie Claire, 17 Apr. 2020
• For starters, here are some basic do's and don'ts as an easy way to fill our your bracket.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2018
• Be yourself and be unique—don't ever let anyone put you in a box.
  — Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
• The email included a list of do's and don'ts for employees going on the trip.
  — CBS News, 9 June 2017
• Young Toner has her own twist on the don't-change-your-socks ritual.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 16 Feb. 2018
• That wholesale change came in the middle of the third quarter as the Bucks' bend-but-don't-break defense was starting to show cracks.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2019
• In fact, at first glance, the range of four colorways—solid navy, black, olive green, and white—don't seem mismatched at all.
  — Jake Woolf, GQ, 4 Oct. 2017
• The number one thing that can keep you from the I-don't-need-makeup type of complexion is uneven skin tone.
  — Janell M. Hickman, SELF, 27 July 2022
• The do's and don'ts are very tricky and little offenses are to be expected.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2018
• Follow these dos and don'ts for choosing the perfect front door color.
  — Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
• And Bella and Patrick definitely got to live through a lot of dating dos and don'ts while making the movie.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 26 Mar. 2018
• In addition, there's a whole trove of deals just like this one that are worth checking out—don't just take our word for it, click the link below!
  — Isabelle Kagan, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2020
• Smith used his legs to give himself extra time and then picked apart Patricia’s soft, bend-but-don't break zone.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2020
• Judo, as has become customary, marked the start of a new year by issuing the latest changes to its code of dos and don'ts.
  — Matt Majendie, CNN, 23 Mar. 2018
• In the cover shot, Holmes holds on to a chandelier, looking straight at the camera with a don't-mess-with-me expression.
  — Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire, 5 Feb. 2020
• Northshore played with a bend-but-don't-break presence in the first two games with Mandeville staying close, but struggling to make up enough ground.
  — Pat Mashburn, NOLA.com, 19 Sep. 2017
• So with that in mind, here are a few dos and don'ts for celebrating Cinco de Mayo stateside.
  — Jamie Ballard, Good Housekeeping, 18 Apr. 2018
• Martin offered her advice on the dos and don'ts for people living this way.
  — Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2020
• Distracting movements—don't rub your face, play with your hair, etc.
  — Sara Steever, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
• Read on for the dos and don'ts of calming the inflammation and healing the irritated skin on the double.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Glamour, 17 Jan. 2019
• It's been a bend-don't-break defense as Akron has seldom beaten itself.
  — Elton Alexander, cleveland.com, 17 Dec. 2017
• Pieces of a Puzzle: There's a reason stocks, bonds—and all asset classes really—don't move in a straight line.
  — Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• The Orange Beach Police Department followed up its lists with some do's and don'ts.
  — Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• Fret not, makeup lovers, the best rule, the most important rule, is pretty darn simple—don't get the base of the brush, where the bristles come together, wet.
  — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 31 Aug. 2022
• Like many Yeti products, the Rambler falls squarely in the want-but-don't-need category.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2019
• Another good technique is to focus on do's rather than don'ts.
  — Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 16 June 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024