get by
Example Sentences
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“You see a lot of people consuming the minimum, what they need to get by through the week,” said owner Carina Murillo, 31, as she checked out customers on a recent weekday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
He essentially lived on his own and had to get by with few resources.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
For some of us, it’s just enough to get by with a little help from our daemons.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“We used to get by in an imperfect system because the venture world would capitalize a good idea,” said Karen Knudsen, chief executive officer of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“You’ll need this to get by the security checkpoints.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
