do better
Example Sentences
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She urged the DUP MP to "do better".
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
In two decades since, both gave up the Ghostface to do better things: Hall in “Girls Trip” and “One Battle After Another,” and Faris in “Smiley Face” and “The House Bunny.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It seems like common sense that volatile stocks do better over time as long as you can stomach the turbulence—no risk, no reward.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Investors owning mandatory convertible preferred tend to do better versus owning the common stock if the stock declines or appreciates modestly over three years.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“You gotta do better than that. Get over here.”
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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