make do with
Example Sentences
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Aaron Hickey also had to make do with coming off the bench in Brentford's fine 3-0 win over Chelsea.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
To keep going, he tries "not to think too much about the problems" and to make do "with the little one has."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
But staff members have had to make do with indoor swamp coolers and fans, said Darlene Lopez, the manager at the animal hospital, in an interview with The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In Denver, some neighborhoods make do with narrow strips of concrete—really just widened curbs—that are mysteriously known as “Hollywood sidewalks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“I’ll make do with these old boots. Then I can get Perilee that rocker.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
