How to Use do without in a Sentence

do without

phrasal verb
  • And how can he be expected to get the job done without them?
    Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • The next big thing a president wants to do without Congress might be too big for the court to permit it.
    Sam Baker, Axios, 17 July 2024
  • The best part is that it's all done without being distracted by apps or alerts.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Oh, and how is the Heat doing without Butler on its current six-game West Coast trip?
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This was done without consent from the dead and, in many cases, without the knowledge of any of their survivors.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Look for the good in others, and discover how to get things done without backlash.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • The job isn’t worth doing without tips, according to some servers.
    Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2023
  • All of which has prompted a more troubling question of: what Forest might do without him, or if the goals dried up?
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • All the demos involved tasks that are currently easy to do without an AI agent — and even without AI.
    Megan Morrone, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Jones said this should be done without suppressing the plan’s current rates.
    Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Mayor Anissa Williams asked if the road widening project could be done without burying the canal.
    Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • No, the graffiti could be done without, maybe use washable paint.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • Can Dawn get her grocery shopping and taxes done without killing this very old dog?
    Katie Barsotti, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
  • But other observers said all of this could have been done without having to sign anything.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Of course, plenty of the evaluation was done without so much as turning a key.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024
  • However, the script could have done without turning the 1955 dad (Hugh Coles) into a peeping tom.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
  • That means humans will have to do without (gasp) social media.
    Will Oremus, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Even though the circumcision is done without any painkillers.
    Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
  • This was done without authorization, and in breach of the IT code employees are privy to, Valeo said.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The brand offers affordable home cleaning devices that get the job done without breaking the bank.
    Ellen McAlpine, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
  • Kennedy said the goal remains to sign a right-handed bat but noted the Red Sox could make do without a major addition.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • To get this done without compromising on what makes Bhutan so precious will be the challenge.
    Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But all of this was done without compromising the quality of the product.
    The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
  • CACs were recently re-instated by the new council, in a move that was done without her knowledge ahead of time.
    Zachery Eanes, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
  • This refurbished MacBook Air gets the job done without the premium price tag.
    New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
  • That’s important, because thus far almost no one has found a use for AI bots or tools that can’t be done without them, and more cheaply.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
  • When the cutting chores call for trimming at varying heights for the bushes and shrubs in the landscape, a tool that extends your reach will help get the job done without dragging the ladder out of the garage.
    Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025
  • These cleaners get the job done without damaging your hardwood floors.
    Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Some officials suggested that schools have enough to do without taking on the work of a program that’s not required.
    Jeffrey S. Solochek, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024

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