How to Use do well in a Sentence

do well

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  • Dad worked the young McGee hard and pressured him to do well.
    — Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Bowman would do well to aim higher, and do it with some NHL contracts in mind.
    — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • To do well, chefs had to make sure their story matched the explanation of their dish.
    — Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
  • Winnipeg would do well to keep its scouts armed with first-round picks but seasons as good as this one is are rare.
    — Murat Ates, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Ni-ki: My main goal is to do well with promotions for our album.
    — Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
  • 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
  • There was chatter about a potential return this season if the Rams were to do well.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 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
  • Williams pinpointed the rushing attack as the one thing the Bears offense should be able to do well really soon.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Cancer While not all zodiac signs do well in a same-sign partnership, that’s not the case for Cancer.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 22 June 2024
  • Plenty of shrubs love full sun, but selecting shrubs that do well in shade conditions can be tricky.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Here, the president would do well to take a page from his own first term foreign policy playbook.
    — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
  • 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

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