without (the) benefit of

idiom

: without the help of (something or someone)

The band had to perform without benefit of a rehearsal.

He was able to learn a great deal without the benefit of formal schooling.

Examples of without (the) benefit of in a Sentence

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D’Agostino pointed out that five high-level appointments had been made without the benefit of a search. —Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024

When the city bids out a project, for the most part it’s forced to separate these processes — meaning the design process goes without the benefit of construction expertise, the result of state rules aimed at stemming corruption. —Doreen Cugno, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2024

Leaders must make decisions without the benefit of bureaucracies committed to refining and correcting one another’s work. —Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 27 Apr. 2023

And all without the benefit of a formal education or experience. —Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024

Those early singles were written without the benefit of editors, often within a matter of hours. —Madeline Ashby, WIRED, 2 May 2024

Farming, especially in rural areas with fewer medical centers, is often a 24/7 job without the benefit of sick days. —Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024

Most pertinent to the city’s fight against homelessness may have been the Faulconer administration’s request in 2018 to buy a former skydiving facility along Imperial Avenue without the benefit of an independent appraisal. —Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2024

The lawsuit claims individual pilots lack the legal capacity to make his or her own agreement with Republic Airways concerning work, wages, compensation and benefits without the benefit of Union representation by the Pilot’s exclusive representative. —Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024