How to Use go without in a Sentence

go without

phrasal verb
Definition of go withoutnext
  • The This Is Why Tour hasn’t quite gone without a hitch.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023
  • That the dog needs a good cold nose goes without saying.
    — Bill Heavey, Field & Stream, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Ohtani went without a long ball in his first eight games, but has his 10 in the last 27 contests.
    — Doug Padilla, Orange County Register, 5 May 2024
  • Without any apps, the boys will have to go without TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and the like.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
  • Her father and mother, Maha, have gone without food at times to be able to pay for her medicine.
    — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
  • The current library would be torn down in the process, meaning the neighborhood would have to go without for more than a year.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The lesser prizes have also gone without a winner as well.
    — Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, look for existing fire rings, use a fire pan or camp stove and go without a fire.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Still, their eclipse party went without a hitch — a great relief to the town’s leaders who had been laying plans for the shindig for over a year and a half.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Blue is an all-timer of an album, and Spotify had to go without it for a couple years.
    — Chris Welch, The Verge, 22 Mar. 2024
  • That this is happening to all of us goes without saying.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The first and second rounds go without Thomas being taken.
    — Dave Hyde, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The project certainly hasn’t gone without its share of headlines.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The same day Betts went without a homer in batting practice, Martinez at one point clobbered three in a row with ease.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Bosa officially went without a sack that game, as was the case in last year’s playoff trio.
    — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Legge also can't go without sunscreen with a long day outdoors ahead of her.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
  • During the 13 years this case went without an arrest, what chance would there be that the killer never tried something else like it?
    — Robert Kolker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The good news is that even as the bakery is under construction for the next several months, fans of the baked goods won’t have to go without.
    — oregonlive, 20 July 2023
  • This one kind of goes without saying, but in my studio there’s a load of instruments.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
  • In combination with the top, this is the perfect set to throw on and go without doing much thinking.
    — Jordyn Burrell, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2024
  • The roughly 1,000 workers at the company have gone without pay for at least two weeks, in some cases longer.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 July 2024
  • Sofia went without heavy makeup and a breezy summer dress, while Carl Philip sported shorts and a polo shirt.
    — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • The makers of the vaccines couldn’t keep up, and there was a major squeeze, meaning many low-income countries had to go without.
    — Grace Browne, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Alvarez bought the ticket that won after 39 draws went without a winner.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The current era is by far the longest the U.S. has gone without one clearly dominant party.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Things to keep in mind This may go without saying but the people on both sides of this equation have to be connected to the internet.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That’s how long the House of Representatives has gone without a House Speaker.
    — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The low ratings did not go without notice in cities whose teams had been eliminated from the playoffs.
    — John Koblin, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • 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 Swift’s lucky number is famously 13, the benchmark couldn’t go without being mentioned.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 July 2024

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