getting along with

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, the best way to demonstrate your interpreter bona fides is by getting along with a filmmaker who’s notorious for being difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

While initially the bird was getting along with his chickens, things took a turn and the bird decided to cause mayhem and chase after the cockerels.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“And then all of these people came in and people were pretty excited about it. They’re getting along with their neighbors. There’s no tension here.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

The show’s bespectacled title character is a gentle 8-year-old aardvark who spreads the joy of getting along with others.

From Salon • May 18, 2025

Apparently he wasn’t very good at getting along with the chickens on their farm; seems he saw them more as prey than his farm friends.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam