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
“The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Mrs. van D. has scads of dresses, coats and shoes, none of which she feels she can do without.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
