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.
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Every aspect of this approach revolves around one simple goal: never having to go without the ball in his hands again.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
This should go without saying, but when cooking with seafood, the fresher, the better.
—Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
Food consumption in Gaza has sharply deteriorated, the IPC found, with 1 in 3 people going without food for days.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 29 July 2025
Thousands of Austin-area refugees and immigrants with legal status went without access to English classes, job training and case management and cash assistance programs.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
This should go without saying, but when cooking with seafood, the fresher, the better.
—Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
Food consumption in Gaza has sharply deteriorated, the IPC found, with 1 in 3 people going without food for days.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 29 July 2025
Thousands of Austin-area refugees and immigrants with legal status went without access to English classes, job training and case management and cash assistance programs.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for go without
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“Go without.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20without. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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