sans

/sænz/

prep 1adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

established, pretty, rival

The startup launched a pretty successful app sans any established competitors in that market.

VERB + SANS

line

The fisherman cast his line sans hesitation into the dark water below.

SANS + NOUN

ans, frontieres, jacket, laisser, moindre, steeds

She traveled sans frontières across Europe for three months last summer.

PREP.

ADV.

recently

She recently decided to go sans makeup to the office.

Definitions

prep

Without; lacking, especially with regard to something expected or with precedent

Bero[wne]. […] And to begin Wench, ſo God helpe me law, My loue to thee is ſound, ſance cracke or flaw. Roſa[line]. Sans, ſans, I pray you.

Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.

adj

Ellipsis of sans serif.

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Example Bank

Bero[wne]. […] And to begin Wench, ſo God helpe me law, My loue to thee is ſound, ſance cracke or flaw. Roſa[line]. Sans, ſans, I pray you.

Wiktionary

Those with brooms started to sweep literally, at the feet of the crowd, driving it back into the side streets from which it had emerged to form this assembly – now riders sans steeds.

Wiktionary

But regardless of when Wally had parked himself out in that backyard—sans coat or jacket—somehow, the old lady must have known where Wally would be before he drove out to the Isaacs trailer—or else sh

Wiktionary

Bernard Kouchner, who established Medecins Sans Frontieres, did not oppose the Iraq war.

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Her Sans Rival is pretty decent.

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In Austin, Texas, people gathered recently at the Sans Bar and drank alcohol-free beers and mixed drinks called watermelon mockaritas.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, sans is marked as literary, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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