How to Use not do in a Sentence

not do

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  • Boone does not do these things.
    — Dean Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Why not do a bunch of things at once.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Those before him did not do it.
    — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Why not do that with their rapping?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The homebuilder did not do that.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas Morning News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Athletes now know to not do that.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But teachers cannot do this alone.
    — Lance Walters, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Why not do a little more and get paid for it?
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But the bill unveiled this week did not do that.
    — Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Start with what the new budget does and does not do.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Why not do the same with Beathard?
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Set clear guidelines about what your child can and cannot do while home alone.
    — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The shade that lifts one person might not do anything for the next.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 30 June 2026
  • Over-the-counter pesticides and fogs will not do the job.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This meant that there were many things neural networks could still not do.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • If Tudor cannot do that, then the whole thing will go down with him.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
  • There is no reason Chicago cannot do the same.
    — Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In fact, to not do so would be robbing yourself of the fruits of your past labors.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The 2026 version does not do that.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
  • And the foundation models will not do that for you.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Own the moment, apologize, move on, and do not do it again.
    — Jesse Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Why not do it in 19th century style?
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Lucy’s new mission in life is to not do anything that might piss Stephen off.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The fact that the IOC cannot do this speaks volumes about them.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • New England does not do enough on defense to confuse you.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • But enforcement alone cannot do the full work that justice requires.
    — Deborah Archer, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
  • So is sending in the Guard to do the job that Democrat mayors will not do.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Simley coach David Albornoz said the only thing his team did not do is win.
    — Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And again, there’s no real incentive to not do other than the fear of getting caught.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026
  • But if anger or frustration is your driving mood for the day, rolling balls or tossing sandbags may not do it.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026

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