get by

Example Sentences

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Wallace lives alone and said he can get by on savings and Social Security, but he wants extra income to pay for things like trips, presents for grandchildren and the occasional date.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also denied falling asleep at recent White House events and said he has always gotten by on little sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal

Without decent parental leave, she says, there is a risk that parents are forced to "juggle" work with childcare, or simply get by on a lower income.

From BBC

After Brittany Gibson’s father was injured rescuing fellow miners in the deadly Upper Big Branch mine explosion of 2010, her family struggled to get by.

From The Wall Street Journal

The truth was, the business owner was paying herself a small wage to get by having been through a lot of lows.

From BBC