be without

Example Sentences

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However, she said she was left disappointed to still be without payment.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

He worries about further increases but said: "As much as it costs, you don't want to be without insurance."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The Rockets, already trailing 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, will be without Kevin Durant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But unless Washington secures an agreement this year, shipbuilders will be without regulatory clarity, and America’s maritime dominance could be lost to history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“It makes an excellent Invalid’s Room—warm and quiet— cozy, you might say. Anyhow, no one else cared to be without windows.”

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer