doth
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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“The lady doth protest too much, methinks,” she whispers of an overwrought performance shown on stage in the Shakespearean tragedy.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
It’s got nothing to do with “dark matter” except as Shakespeare might have used the phrase to describe some sinister business — “This dark matter doth shade our bright prospects,” something like that.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee:
From BBC • May 5, 2023
His acceptance speech included a quotation from Francis Bacon: “Prosperity doth best discover vice, but adversity doth best discover virtue.”
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
“Outliving beauty’s outward with a mind that doth renew swifter than blood decays.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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