get by

Example Sentences

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For the people who stayed, survival increasingly means working two jobs to just get by.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"I will barely get by," he told AFP.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Vendors at the market are watching their profit margins dwindle and weighing just how much they can raise prices, aware that many of their customers are also struggling to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Economists call it a K-shaped economy: A big segment of the public is driving U.S. growth, while an even larger share of Americans just try to get by.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

“I don’t think you know how to get by without him, do you? That’s why you came. You can’t survive out there.”

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu