go without

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"He's been here in the shallow water for three days now and isn't feeding at all at the moment," although she added the animals can go without food for weeks.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Kurt Barrow, who heads oil, fuel, and chemicals at S&P Global Energy, told Barron’s the world is entering “an availability crisis” in which some countries will have to go without oil.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

In addition, “lower-income respondents and respondents with disabilities are more likely to go without care and incur debt due to health care costs,” the researchers said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

But the beauty of the mandate of the ECB is that we have two objectives: So the primary objective is price stability, which doesn’t go without financial stability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

I didn’t want to go without breakfast altogether.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood