do something for

Example Sentences

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"On many occasions its come to that decision, if my children want do after-school club or I do something for myself, then my children do that club," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“These were consumer-based lawsuits, so you would think they’d actually do something for consumers with everything that they stipulated that this company did wrong,” Sanchez said.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Ortega: It’s one of those classic lucky breaks where you do something for like 10, 15 years, and then the perfect thing comes along.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

When repurposed as forecasts of displacement, they are asked to do something for which they were never designed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Now, by the lake, sitting on a mossy, half-rotten log, the Colonel said to me, “Lara was right. We should do something for her. A prank. Something she would have loved.”

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green