did
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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"He WAS internationally known and he DID rock the microphone," comedian Dane Cook wrote on X.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
“I DID tell yall she wasn’t a good person,” Rose said, “Instead I got attacked by.. everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
"I hope I made you proud, Grandpa. I carried you through every minute. And I always will. I did it. WE DID IT."
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025
Given my anthropological training, I approached Ella's DID symptoms differently than many clinicians might.
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023
But there were times when I wished for new rules that DID apply — like maybe,“Take a vitamin every day so you don’t get scurvy.”
From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick
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