without (the) benefit of
idiom
: without the help of (something or someone)
The band had to perform without benefit of a rehearsal.
He was able to learn a great deal without the benefit of formal schooling.
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Made from 1922 to 1931, the Lambda was the first automobile to have a unibody design, all the more remarkable without the benefit of a stressed roof, as most Lambdas were four-door convertibles.
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Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
She's being made a scapegoat from a devastating fire without the benefit of a full investigation into what actually happened...
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
In 2022, playing catchup with a new team without the benefit of preseason reps.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2025
Commoners could look forward to a paltry thirty-five or forty years of a hardscrabble existence, without the benefit of medicine, dentistry, or a decent sewage system.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
She's being made a scapegoat from a devastating fire without the benefit of a full investigation into what actually happened...
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
In 2022, playing catchup with a new team without the benefit of preseason reps.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 22 Feb. 2025
Commoners could look forward to a paltry thirty-five or forty years of a hardscrabble existence, without the benefit of medicine, dentistry, or a decent sewage system.
—Arthur Krystal, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for without (the) benefit of
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“Without (the) benefit of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/without%20%28the%29%20benefit%20of. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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