do without

Example Sentences

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In Stewart’s view, what a jury was not to be trusted to do without the guidance given in the Georgia statute, they could now be entrusted to do.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The staging could do without the underscoring that becomes heavy-handed in the play’s later stages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Trump said the visiting royals "got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“I could do without becoming known as the man who has a hugger for a son,” he reproves when Cal tries to embrace him.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I could do without five dollars a week, but I couldn’t live without helping Fig get well.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas