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.
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Either way, many of these characters are engaged in behavior that defy traditional female pushback on television — scheming and blackmail on one end; self-care and sisterhood on the other — without the benefit of Daenerys Targaryen’s (Emilia Clarke) dragons.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Fortunately, the bunny was secondary to the big event — a chance to scoop up a few of the 7,000 eggs placed across the sports fields without the benefit of the sun to guide the way.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Denver had dropped its last four games, all without the benefit of arguably the club's second-best player, point guard Jamal Murray.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The Padres manufactured runs (scored without the benefit of a home run) in five different innings over the past two days.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
Fortunately, the bunny was secondary to the big event — a chance to scoop up a few of the 7,000 eggs placed across the sports fields without the benefit of the sun to guide the way.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
Denver had dropped its last four games, all without the benefit of arguably the club's second-best player, point guard Jamal Murray.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The Padres manufactured runs (scored without the benefit of a home run) in five different innings over the past two days.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for without (the) benefit of
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“Without (the) benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20%28the%29%20benefit%20of. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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