How to Use doer in a Sentence

doer

noun
  • I'm more of a thinker than a doer.
  • Even the most avid cleaner and ardent chore doer may not think to wash the drapes.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That kind of challenge attracts world-class thinkers and doers.
    — Steve Smith, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • There’s no need to choose between being a dreamer and a doer.
    — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Agents could replace many of these interpreter roles; the same is true for the doers.
    — Shubham Singhal, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Some are doers and more pragmatic.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Some are doers and more pragmatic.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • This may be a fair description of the life of the average doer.
    — Shuja Haider, The New Republic, 3 May 2018
  • There are doers and givers both known and in the background in our community.
    — Maria Shine Stewart, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Most of the big doers in history probably didn’t think very much about the odds.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • There's so many cool things that are happening right now in our state with young thinkers, doers, change makers.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2019
  • So far the speculation has centered on whether the trio has chosen a doer or a thinker.
    — Clifton Leaf, Fortune, 11 June 2018
  • The key is to position yourself as a strategic partner, not just a doer.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Our job is to listen, but also to become doers (and not just hearers) of God’s word.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 20 Dec. 2017
  • His brother – my doer – gritted his teeth, pushed his little lungs and muscles to the limit and eked it out.
    — Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Afterward, they would be flown off to his planet to help fight off evil-doers, says Appling.
    — Greg Burnett, cleveland.com, 21 July 2019
  • The through line here is the city itself — a city of makers and doers — as seen through the eyes of two of its most steadfast observers.
    — Kriston Capps, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The role of the employee must evolve from the doer to the editor and governor.
    — Lauren Livak Gilbert, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That positions you as a thinker, potentially even a thought leader, and not just a doer.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • The Billy Goat Tavern was loaded up with helpers and doers of good.
    — Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
  • If this unfolds unchecked, a world ruled by superb machine doers could drain life of meaning, beginning with pride in our work.
    — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The task for American thinkers and doers is to reimagine how societies change.
    — Charles King, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Sue was a doer who never let grass grow under her feet, and to her dying days, worked in her yard, her garden, and her orchid greenhouse.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 28 July 2019
  • Of course, in real comic-book life, the superhero uses the golden lasso to corral evil-doers and force them to speak the truth.
    — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 27 May 2017
  • Alexander Hamilton triumphed as a doer and thinker, not as a leader of the average voter.
    — Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 2 May 2017
  • The Quartz Pros are some of our top thinkers and doers in business who regularly contribute their takes on the news.
    — Quartz, Quartz India, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Simpson has a different vision for the mayor's office than Cranley, who's known as a doer.
    — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Choose your favorite evil-doer and collect all her products or snag the entire collection for $249.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 20 Mar. 2019
  • Thinkers, makers and doers of Burning Man will share their stories of creating a more resilient world.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Therefore, God is the real doer, initiator, creator of the universe.
    — Curtis Wahlberg, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Nov. 2025

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