go without
phrasal verb
went without; gone without; going without; goes without
: to not have (something) : to live or continue without having (something)
How long can you go without sleeping/sleep?
If you can't afford a new car, you'll just have to go without.
Examples of go without in a Sentence
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In February 2021, Texas Senator Ted Cruz took a trip with family to Cancún, Mexico amid devastating Winter Storm Uri, which caused millions of Texas residents go without electricity, water and heat.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
At the renowned University of Buenos Aires, hallways were dark; classrooms went without air-conditioning in an effort to save on energy bills.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
Advertisement Because of a change in the number of games teams are allowed to play, most of the top tournaments in the county went without champions.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
The Orioles keep winning series, even when their bullpen makes games a little too interesting or their top starters go without their top stuff.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
After that the company went without a CEO for 17 months; the new incumbent assumed office in last September and was succeeded in March by Jonathan Tibus, a turnaround specialist who is now in charge.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Though the boy’s heart was pumping again, his brain went without oxygen for a long time — too long, his family learned at the hospital.
—Mitchell Willetts, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings, we are alarmed by the recent trend of families having to go without basic medications to control their child’s asthma.
—Chén Kenyon, STAT, 16 May 2024
Unwilling to let their likeness go without a price, Charles hilariously pushes his body across a long wooden table to deliver the group's number.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
At the renowned University of Buenos Aires, hallways were dark; classrooms went without air-conditioning in an effort to save on energy bills.
—Vera Bergengruen/buenos Aires, TIME, 23 May 2024
Advertisement Because of a change in the number of games teams are allowed to play, most of the top tournaments in the county went without champions.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
The Orioles keep winning series, even when their bullpen makes games a little too interesting or their top starters go without their top stuff.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2024
After that the company went without a CEO for 17 months; the new incumbent assumed office in last September and was succeeded in March by Jonathan Tibus, a turnaround specialist who is now in charge.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Though the boy’s heart was pumping again, his brain went without oxygen for a long time — too long, his family learned at the hospital.
—Mitchell Willetts, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
As pediatricians who take care of children in the inpatient, emergency, and primary care settings, we are alarmed by the recent trend of families having to go without basic medications to control their child’s asthma.
—Chén Kenyon, STAT, 16 May 2024
Unwilling to let their likeness go without a price, Charles hilariously pushes his body across a long wooden table to deliver the group's number.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
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“Go without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20without. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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