How to Use easier said than done in a Sentence

easier said than done

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  • But the way teams are guarding us, easier said than done.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But that is easier said than done with a veteran set in his ways.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The challenge here is that moving is much easier said than done.
    — James Itkoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • That being said, finding the right dress is easier said than done.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But for African kids, that’s often easier said than done.
    — Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2023
  • But finding the best cotton sheets may be easier said than done.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But anyone who has a type knows straying from the usual can be easier said than done.
    — Candice Jalili, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2023
  • That’s easier said than done, but here are 20 super simple stress hacks to try.
    — Caitlin Carlson, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
  • The solution, of course, is to increase billings with other clients, which is easier said than done.
    — David Tobin, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, that may be easier said than done, especially if any of that rooting is required in the brain.
    — Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland, 22 Oct. 2022
  • That’s easier said than done, and Pinocchio’s journey is fraught with peril.
    — Barry Levitt, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Finding your new fragrance is easier said than done, though.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Like most things robot, this is much easier said than done, which is why Kimera-Multi is so useful and important.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
  • That may be easier said than done for McCarthy and House Republicans.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Remaining or becoming calm is easier said than done when you are stressed.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 16 Apr. 2023
  • But imposing and enforcing those rules can be easier said than done.
    — Maida Lynn Chen, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2023
  • To try and do it again in consecutive seasons is easier said than done, but that's what the Eagles did on Saturday, winning both the boys and girls team championships.
    — Alex Chenevey, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2023
  • Advertisement But pulling our kids away from social media is much easier said than done.
    — Amy Joyce, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
  • Depending on other factors like your sleep schedule or stress levels, this can be easier said than done.
    — Alisa Hrustic, Men's Health, 22 June 2023
  • Last month, Irene Bartlett, one of the actor’s vocal coaches from the film, speculated that shutting off the accent might be easier said than done, if possible at all.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2023
  • That's easier said than done: Nowell hasn't been held below double-digit scoring in a game since December.
    — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
  • However, that can be easier said than done with the harsh fluorescent lighting.
    — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Way easier said than done, of course, but beginnings are nothing if not aspirational.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
  • But ensuring the interim CEO doesn’t overextend their welcome is easier said than done, Bingham warns.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • That’s easier said than done, as discussions around nomenclature are often the most hotly debated in treaties of this scale, where every comma counts.
    — Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz, 16 May 2023
  • So clearly, sticking to resolutions can be easier said than done.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The ability to make sound decisions is essential to an executive’s success, but making the hard calls is easier said than done.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • Yet injuries and some inconsistencies have made that sometimes easier said than done.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • That’s easier said than done, of course, with a global semiconductor shortage and the covid pandemic absolutely mangling supply chains over the past few years.
    — Justine Calma, The Verge, 12 May 2023
  • Feeling torn is understandable -- changing any aspect of yourself is much easier said than done.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023

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