do without

Example Sentences

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The biggest worry for England and for Tuchel is what they will do without captain and record goalscorer Harry Kane if he is not available.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

This means TotalEnergies "can do without this LNG" from Russia, he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

“I’d rather do without bread than my estradiol patch,” Polo said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

A no-spend week nudges me toward living out that old Depression-era saying my grandmother liked enough to have embroidered on a pillow: Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

“There!” he exclaimed, as he stretched out his hand and bent from the saddle: “You can’t do without me, that is evident. Step on my boot-toe; give me both hands: mount!”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë