doth
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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The faithful felt Hugo doth protest too much, and voted him out at the next opportunity, making the barrister their first traitor scalp.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
“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
Life affords no simple pleasures, and even that delectable crunch comes with a weighty debate: How much potato doth a true crisp — chip, to the Americans — contain?
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
At this all the china and cutlery scrambled down off the table, the doth emptied the crumbs out of the window, and the napkins folded themselves up.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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