How to Use without in a Sentence
without
preposition- I can't imagine life without a car.
- I can't see you without my glasses.
- These cookies are made without flour.
- Do you take your coffee with or without sugar?
- Don't leave home without your wallet.
- The prisoner will be held without bail until his trial.
- Try doing the math without a calculator.
- Without water, there would be no life on Earth.
- It happened suddenly and without warning.
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These drugs are not without risks.
—Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
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The Knicks aren’t without flaws.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
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So all of that came without a filter.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Want to feast on all the night market hits without the crowds?
—Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jail records show he is being held without bond.
—Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
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The goal is to build something that can thrive without you.
—Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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The price might be higher without them.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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There wasn’t any way to write the book without starting with those things.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
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The first is that the defence was a mess, both with and without the ball.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 July 2026
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Suzuki’s line went a third game without a point at five-on-five.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Bikes on streets without bike lanes are a danger to bike riders.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
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Many people can gamble or play games of chance without harm.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Weeks passed without a response.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
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Please know that Dodger broadcasts are not the same without you.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Those without water say they are still being billed for it.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
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Hernández had gone 23 days without a home run.
—Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2026
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Thieu would not have signed the treaty without that assurance.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
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Their son was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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No vintage market worth its salt would be caught without at least one on the racks.
—Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
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Both of those matches could've gotten out of hand without his play.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2026
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