do without
Example Sentences
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She says she gave up her career to raise our children and support me, and that my accounts wouldn’t look the way they do without her work at home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Artificial food dyes, too, are hard to do without, because consumers reliably prefer brightly colored foods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Is there a way to name an alternate or contingent beneficiary in case he passes away before I do, without creating confusion or complications with my estate plan?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Burnham's position on early releases has shifted since last week, when he said there was "nothing more" he could do without risking the collapse of the prison system.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In short, I’d like nothing better than to do without their company for a while, and they don’t understand that.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
