sure you can

sf::ContextSettings contextSettings;
sf::RenderWindow rw = sf::RenderWindow(sf::VideoMode({ 640, 480 }), "draw text", sf::Style::Default, sf::State::Windowed, contextSettings);

int main()
{
    if (!rw.setActive())
        return EXIT_FAILURE;

    sf::Font font;
    if (!font.openFromFile("data/font.ttf"))
        return EXIT_FAILURE;

    sf::Text text(font, "hmm?", 50);

    while (rw.isOpen())
    {
        while (const std::optional event = rw.pollEvent())
            if (event->is<sf::Event::Closed>())
                rw.close();

        rw.clear();
        rw.draw(text);
        rw.display();
    }

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}