be without

Example Sentences

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We have said it over the past few seasons but where would Manchester United be without him?

From BBC • May 24, 2026

He worries about further increases but said: "As much as it costs, you don't want to be without insurance."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The Lynx will be without Napheesa Collier until June, meaning the Lynx are going to have to find new ways to score.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Wilson, in a letter to shareholders Wednesday, pointed out that the company would be without a permanent CEO for nearly 300 days, a decision that he said “escapes logic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“Upon my word, Emma, to hear you abusing the reason you have, is almost enough to make me think so too. Better be without sense, than misapply it as you do.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen