go without

phrase

: to live or continue without having (something)

going without sleep

couldn't afford a car and had to go without

Examples of go without in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Quad Cities, which straddle the Iowa-Illinois border, have gone without passenger rail since 1979, despite their history as the center of the Rock Island Line. — Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

But there are limits to how far Baker’s NCAA can go without Congress. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Boston went without a hit from Wilyer Abreu’s single in the first until Trevor Story led off the seventh with a double off of José Fermin, who allowed Boston’s run when Nick Sogard drove in Story with a single. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Facing more paperwork and higher costs, healthier people may go without insurance, leaving insurers with a sicker pool of enrollees. — Tilly Robinson, IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for go without

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout