get by
Example Sentences
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To get by, parents are searching their local back-to-school fairs for supplies, or seeking out backpack giveaways and school supply distributions.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He essentially lived on his own and had to get by with few resources.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But stock valuations still look very stretched when measured against the effectively risk-free return that investors can get by holding U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The money he makes is enough "to sort of get by."
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
In the Hoover years when I was very young, I do anything to get by.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
