get by
Example Sentences
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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
The money he makes is enough "to sort of get by."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
You also, crucially, need to know your current Social Security benefit or your projected future benefit, depending on your situation, which you can get by logging in to your online Social Security account.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
I told him, ‘Dick, you’ll never get by with it.’
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
