How to Use have done in a Sentence

have done

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  • Beyond that, look for someone who has done the work, not just studied it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Rashford has done enough to retain his place on the opposite side for me.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • And in true Midwestern fashion, that’s what our state has done.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • He's been labeled a hoaxer and scammer by some, but that has done nothing to slow him down.
    — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The happy couple has done a lot to keep the details of the wedding under wraps.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026
  • But reports indicate the singer has done a lot to try to keep the details under wraps.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 June 2026
  • Quiz June hasn’t been a good month for many tech stocks, but one company has done worse than others.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Rodriguez said those assurances have done little to ease her concerns.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • With the advent of a salary cap, the owners are hoping to do legally that which they were found to have done illegally.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • But James has still remained a top-level player into his 40s, something no one else has done.
    — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Each new threat becomes a reason to collect more information from people who have done nothing wrong.
    — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton has done well in the state of Missouri.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026
  • But now and then, someone comes up with a perfect jersey ad, and that's what the Wisconsin Badgers have done.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Seman had done well in a career in computer technology and retired early.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Still, while there’s a lot of offseason left, the Wild have done pretty much nothing this summer other than lose three productive players.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • But the fact that the protests were peaceful is the wrong framing — and the government’s response has done nothing to address underlying problems.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • Trying something neither person has done before produces the effect researchers measured.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Shoppers say the formula has done wonders for their saggy, wrinkly neck—even Sarah Jessica Parker loves the brand.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • To Howard, though, nothing Albanese has done has been strong enough, and all of it has been compromised by Albanese’s stance on Palestine.
    — Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • At a recent council meeting, residents spoke out against the hire, questioning Murphy's past and whether the city had done enough vetting before offering him the role.
    — Nina Burns, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • And blood pressure control, dialysis, antibiotics and a possible kidney transplant might well have done the same for Jefferson.
    — Adam Cohen, Oklahoman, 30 June 2026
  • The body positivity movement has done meaningful cultural work.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Still, Israel’s formal place in international soccer has done little to shield its teams and supporters from hostility.
    — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Riles has done it; he’s taken home two consecutive grand championships—the first to do so since the barbecue pioneer John Willingham set the record more than four decades ago.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • A number of England’s players enjoy hitting the links and have done so here, as forward Ollie Watkins told the BBC.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Swanson argues those behind-the-scenes improvements have done more to modernize logistics than many of the industry’s headline-grabbing automation projects.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Although the giant has done an excellent job at growing its ecommerce sales and solidifying its power as an omnichannel player, retail media is a key focus moving forward.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Cottar explained during the Zoom interview that staff exchanges had long been encouraged and common among The Long Run members, but no one had done so at the senior or founder level.
    — Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Norway is hunting down an opportunity for Haaland in the box, but Ivory Coast has done a good job keeping multiple bodies on the 6-foot-4 superstar.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • Well, Austrian writer-director Rosa Friedrich (Wander) has done it, and the hybrid doc result is called My Friend the Porn Star.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

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