go without
phrasal verb
went without; gone without; going without; goes without
: to not have (something) : to live or continue without having (something)
How long can you go without sleeping/sleep?
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to go without.
Examples of go without in a Sentence
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After that the company went without a CEO for 17 months; the new incumbent assumed office in last September and was succeeded in March by Jonathan Tibus, a turnaround specialist who is now in charge.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Though the boy’s heart was pumping again, his brain went without oxygen for a long time — too long, his family learned at the hospital.
—Mitchell Willetts, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings, we are alarmed by the recent trend of families having to go without basic medications to control their child’s asthma.
—Chén Kenyon, STAT, 16 May 2024
Unwilling to let their likeness go without a price, Charles hilariously pushes his body across a long wooden table to deliver the group's number.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Last year Patrick Mahomes and LeBron James were among the big winners, and for the first time the program went without a host (due in part to the ongoing Writers Guild strike).
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Advertisement Local boys had gone without winning a state title since Fallbrook’s Bobby Guerrera won the 500 free in the inaugural event in 2015.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Her father and mother, Maha, have gone without food at times to be able to pay for her medicine.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
There is no other place in the country with such a cluster of training camps, especially notable considering the Los Angeles market went without an NFL team from 1995 through 2015.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Though the boy’s heart was pumping again, his brain went without oxygen for a long time — too long, his family learned at the hospital.
—Mitchell Willetts, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings, we are alarmed by the recent trend of families having to go without basic medications to control their child’s asthma.
—Chén Kenyon, STAT, 16 May 2024
Unwilling to let their likeness go without a price, Charles hilariously pushes his body across a long wooden table to deliver the group's number.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Last year Patrick Mahomes and LeBron James were among the big winners, and for the first time the program went without a host (due in part to the ongoing Writers Guild strike).
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Advertisement Local boys had gone without winning a state title since Fallbrook’s Bobby Guerrera won the 500 free in the inaugural event in 2015.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024
Her father and mother, Maha, have gone without food at times to be able to pay for her medicine.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
There is no other place in the country with such a cluster of training camps, especially notable considering the Los Angeles market went without an NFL team from 1995 through 2015.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Go without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20without. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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