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

Last Updated: 12 Mar 2025