do without

Example Sentences

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In Stewart’s view, what a jury was not to be trusted to do without the guidance given in the Georgia statute, they could now be entrusted to do.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The staging could do without the underscoring that becomes heavy-handed in the play’s later stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Hull's Wembley hero McBurnie - a striker Scotland can do without?

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But just as the extravaganza is set to kick off, many New Jerseyans are viewing their hosting duties less as an honor and more as a costly burden they could do without.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

“Not half what we owe, but the best we can do without selling the seed for the next sowing.”

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya