do something for
Example Sentences
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"It was really the wish of the Holy Father to be able to do something for the children of Gaza," a close confidant of the late pontiff, Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Sweden, tells me.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 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
Was it a journey to accept that it’s OK to do something for yourself?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
“I need to do something! I need to do something for Dismay.”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
