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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But advocates of the more traditional economists' views on trade are not going without a fight. —Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024

Popular on Variety From there, Musgraves kept her feet on the ground — her bare feet, as the singer went without shoes all night, in the tradition of Linda Ronstadt. —Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024

But the trip went without a hitch, with passengers remarking that the demonstration was impressive and smooth. —Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024

Because of failures of radios on site in Butler, the special agent in charge gave away his radio to a lead advance agent and went without one for the rest of the day, the report said. —Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024