- past participle of do.
done
Example Sentences
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Emily Wilson, the classicist who in a review eviscerated Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” isn’t done with Homer’s epic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Rescuers began pumping air into a tunnel over the weekend, but the families of those trapped say that should have been done earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
"With antisemitism at crisis levels, the Met honoring John Galliano at this moment was misguided, and even Galliano ultimately recognized what the Met should have done from the start," Greenblatt said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
So long as investors also stick with it over the long term, instead of selling during a crash and buying again during the next boom, they’ve done well out of it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He has a long line of customers waiting to get their shoes, so I stand off to the side and wait for him to be done.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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