How to Use undo in a Sentence

undo

verb
Definition of undonext
Synonyms for undonext
  • You can't undo the past.
  • The damage cannot be undone.
  • He was undone by greed.
  • Pass over your hair with a brush, this time starting at the scalp, to undo the finest knots.
    — Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Just chop the sleeves at the hem, undo a few buttons, and pile on the gold jewelry.
    — Ann Wang, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Even if a deal is reached, researchers say some of the damage will be hard to undo.
    — Bytania Rabesandratana, science.org, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Justin, 30, wore a Marine Serre shirt with the buttons undone.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Some of the work of the New Dealers and the Japanese liberals was undone.
    — Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • And, so, when there is a difference in leadership of the House there won’t be any way to undo it.
    — Margaret M. Russell, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The top few buttons of his shirt are undone, over a white undershirt.
    — Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Still, there was a task left yet undone; to reach out personally and thank the men who had saved him.
    — David Murray, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • And that’s when Evert delivered a piece of news that undid Navratilova.
    — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
  • Remember that some things can be done or said, but they cannot be undone.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • What seemed over and done just seven months before was now undone.
    — Audra D. S. Burch, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Roy played a role in the effort by Trump to undo his election loss, texting with Meadows in the days leading up to Jan. 6.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • After putting them through the wash-and-dry cycle at least six times, no thread or seam has been undone and the fabric still feels smooth and light.
    — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 10 July 2023
  • Once finalized — which could occur any day now — the impact will be hard to undo.
    — E. Anders Kolb, STAT, 4 Dec. 2023
  • But her sung falsettos bear the ache of someone undone by their own needfulness.
    — Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
  • This has energized calls for the government to undo the consumer harm of the 2010 merger.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The Detroit Red Wings were in trouble soon after the game began, and weren't able to undo the early damage.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Someone — maybe someones — is working to undo Tár from the inside.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Texas undid each of those streaks Saturday night, securing the signature win of the Steve Sarkisian era in the process.
    — Corey Smith, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • And in the United States, wildfires have undone about 25 percent of past progress in cleaning up air pollution in states from coast to coast.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • What to Consider The button closure takes a bit of time to undo, which isn’t ideal for bathroom breaks.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2023
  • Before the defense could undo the adjustment, the receiver had a wide-open path to walk into the end zone.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Opponents have been trying to undo the change since the moment it was signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The Detroit Red Wings showed their resilience and kept working until the early damage had been undone.
    — Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2024
  • But Congress voted this year to undo protections for a rare grouse known as the lesser prairie chicken as well as the northern long-eared bat.
    — John Flesher, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Sweeteners, sugary syrups and even some plant milks contain additives that can inflame the gut and the brain, undoing all the hard work.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
  • To undo that — to allow one group to take over Sundays to the detriment of all other outdoor enthusiasts — makes no sense.
    — John Laidler, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2022

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