make do with
Example Sentences
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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
The combination of high prices and slower wage growth means Americans have to make do with less, at least until inflation begins to recede again.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
At first the curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago had to make do with photos of the animal.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
East African farmers struggled to afford fertilizer even before the crisis and will likely have to make do with even less.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
From the tiny impressions gleaned from one another, they created a sense of belonging and tried to make do with the way they found each other.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
