〜ことなく
Formation
N2TendencyFormal/StiffLiterature
Meaning
Expresses that an action is performed without doing something else, or that a state continues without change. It is a formal expression and sounds more literary than '〜ないで'.
Examples
彼は一度も休むことなく、42キロを走りぬいた。
He finished running the 42 kilometers without resting even once.
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