do without
phrasal verb
did without; done without; doing without; does without
: to not have (something) : to live, work, etc., without having (something)
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to do without (one).
I don't know how we ever did without computers.
—can/could do without is often used to say that one does not like or approve of somethingI enjoy traveling, but I can do without having to wait around in crowded airports.
He was late again. That's the kind of selfish behavior I could do without.
Examples of do without in a Sentence
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Attendees Wednesday boasted over how Coleman-Miller got more done with arthritis than most people get done without the condition.
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Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Tesla could do without dealers, Bauer said, as Musk was a master at generating free publicity — and because the company had few competitors when it was founded by two entrepreneurs in 2003 and later taken over by the billionaire.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
All this is done without taking away the action that is going on, but enhancing’s the show.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
This is done without revealing your (or their) individual phone numbers, thus protecting the privacy of both.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
That includes making art, but also tasks that people, most often women, do without pay.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Then there’s the question of generative AI’s impact, which has long threatened to snap up jobs that could be feasibly done without having to pay a human to do them.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Open shelves can be used to incorporate an additional color or material in the kitchen that would otherwise be difficult to do without making the space feel too choppy.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Some CC&Rs or bylaws (usually older ones) have more strict limitations on what the board can do without a membership vote.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
Tesla could do without dealers, Bauer said, as Musk was a master at generating free publicity — and because the company had few competitors when it was founded by two entrepreneurs in 2003 and later taken over by the billionaire.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
All this is done without taking away the action that is going on, but enhancing’s the show.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
This is done without revealing your (or their) individual phone numbers, thus protecting the privacy of both.
—Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
That includes making art, but also tasks that people, most often women, do without pay.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Then there’s the question of generative AI’s impact, which has long threatened to snap up jobs that could be feasibly done without having to pay a human to do them.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Open shelves can be used to incorporate an additional color or material in the kitchen that would otherwise be difficult to do without making the space feel too choppy.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2024
Advertisement Some CC&Rs or bylaws (usually older ones) have more strict limitations on what the board can do without a membership vote.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Do without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do%20without. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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