How to Use can-do in a Sentence

can-do

adjective
  • There’s just such a can-do attitude for me.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Cameron [Diaz] is like your can-do big sister.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Kansas City has been basking in all of this with a sort of can-do pride that runs deep.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • This is a can-do laptop at a very serious discount.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • This is a can-do laptop at a very serious discount.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026
  • No one worked harder than Leonard as a can-do leader and a must-do giver.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Her can-do attitude was overwhelmed by what happened to her.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Cleaning out your spare room could take days, or a few hours, if you’re seized with the right sort of can-do spirit.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Need a zaftig character actor with a sweet smile and a can-do attitude?
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2024
  • There is a grit to it, a can-do attitude that makes anything possible.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This energy will propel you forward with a wealth of can-do spirit.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In this story of can-do spirit, Stoner gets his big break through a chance meeting.
    — Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Success in your business means not giving up, but that’s more than just a spunky can-do attitude.
    — Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • That can-do attitude has also been adopted by her son, who Evans said is very much a teen.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Weaver’s tough-as-nails, can-do performance would become the movie’s most indelible one.
    — Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024
  • Simply add your own creativity and can-do spirit.
    — Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2025
  • One of the most important ways to help your child succeed is to promote a positive, can-do mindset.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 9 Dec. 2024
  • One of the most important ways to help your child succeed is to promote a positive, can-do mindset.
    — Alex Vance, Parents, 23 May 2026
  • Both players also showed leadership qualities on a team where know-how and can-do haven’t often aligned.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The spirit of can-do, the spirit of … life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Crist’s can-do attitude became a source of strength for AZPX.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2024
  • This can-do, persevere-at-all-costs attitude is what has made Brauer a rising star in the racing world.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Thanks to its low rent and gritty, can-do spirit, South Bend is packed with hardworking creatives.
    — Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Thanks to its low rents and gritty, can-do spirit, South Bend is packed with hardworking creatives.
    — Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Their gusto, confidence and can-do attitude show their desire to excel.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Schlesinger had outright disdain for the CIA’s can-do cowboy culture.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2020
  • That can-do attitude nurtured by Carter in the 1970s exists to this day.
    — Brandon Livesay, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Busy Betty's can-do attitude is inspiring for young ones, even if the perfect gift was priceless all along.
    — Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The feminists of Korea are some of the most organized and can-do and just inspiring women in the world.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023
  • Its exclusively French staff sport man buns, tattoos, and nose rings, and come with a chatty, can-do attitude.
    — Vassi Chamberlain, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2020

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