without (the) benefit of

idiom

: without the help of (something or someone)

The band had to perform without benefit of a rehearsal.

He was able to learn a great deal without the benefit of formal schooling.

Examples of without (the) benefit of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The lawsuit claims individual pilots lack the legal capacity to make his or her own agreement with Republic Airways concerning work, wages, compensation and benefits without the benefit of Union representation by the Pilot’s exclusive representative. —Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024

Victims have had to resort to personally confronting the criminals to recover their property without the benefit of police support. —Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024

But without the benefit of contemporary surgical tools, how did trepanning even work? —Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024

Achieving the same growth this year, without the benefit of that rebound, could be much harder. —Chris Buckley, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024

The visuals are still immense, but this time around, the film must stand on its own, without the benefit of pandemic-era bonus points. —Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Feb. 2024

People with perfect pitch can instantly identify each note or chord played without the benefit of a reference note. —John Blake, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024

Doing so would be like solving a puzzle without the benefit of looking at the picture on the box—technically possible but unnecessarily challenging. —Sean Thompson, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024

Jade is a demanding, tough material, and the artist made it without the benefit of metal tools. —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024