do without
phrasal verb
did without; done without; doing without; does without
: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).
I don't know how we ever did without computers.
—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of somethingI enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.
He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.
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And it can be done without a doctor’s order (or recommendation).
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
However, everything Anunoby did without Brunson in the picture can continue with Brunson in the picture, as Sunday night suggests.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Its 11-inch display gives you plenty of room to get things done without really squinting.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
In a statement emailed to its members on Saturday, WHCA President Eugene Daniels said his organization's board unanimously decided to do without a comedian at this year's April 26 dinner in Washington, D.C.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
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Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
However, everything Anunoby did without Brunson in the picture can continue with Brunson in the picture, as Sunday night suggests.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Its 11-inch display gives you plenty of room to get things done without really squinting.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
In a statement emailed to its members on Saturday, WHCA President Eugene Daniels said his organization's board unanimously decided to do without a comedian at this year's April 26 dinner in Washington, D.C.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for do without
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“Do without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20without. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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