How to Use get by in a Sentence

get by

verb
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  • Fredette’s lack of elite size and athleticism was enough to get by in college but not the pros.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 23 July 2024
  • In the pantheon of Netflix’s rom-coms for adults, this gets by on its good looks, spirit and ambition.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 July 2024
  • Sandra Karina Martínez was getting by selling food and drinks to fellow migrants at the shelter.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Others, like the ant eaters, can get by with the breeze from a fan.
    — Mark Stevenson and Maria Verza, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 June 2024
  • At first, Benn tried to get by with a quick wave to the crowd while still seated.
    — Dallas News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • In terms of performance, the Raider has enough to get by, but none to spare.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 1 July 2023
  • Many workers scaled back their time spent on the job and did just enough to get by.
    — Karen Turner, Quartz, 19 July 2023
  • And some soldiers still sell blood on Cache Road to get by.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The latter gets by with some tricks of the light and clever use of projections.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • Not sure how much longer westbound will be able to get by!
    — Kenneth Singletary, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Nathan Lane and George Takei got by with a little help from their friends.
    — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 8 June 2024
  • Both as a friend and as someone who was struggling to get by.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Mets are getting by with one left-hander in the bullpen, Jake Diekman.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 May 2024
  • To get by, Frost worked as an Uber driver at night, in a yellow Kia Soul, a gig that helped pay the bills.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Forced to sell cigarettes on the street to get by, the 56-year-old blacksmith is angry.
    — Nabih Bulos and A Times Special Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Even in the United States, more than 40 percent of us get by without iPhones.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2024
  • Miley Cyrus gets by with a little help from her gay best friends.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The father of four — three still live at home — is making $15.50 an hour, hardly enough to get by.
    — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023
  • And there are signs that some Americans are struggling to get by.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Sep. 2023
  • As a wiry shooting guard who topped out at 6-foot-4, Sir’Jabari Rice often has to get by with guile and subterfuge.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Coming off the final turn of the race, Goodyear sized up Unser and made a move to the inside, but couldn't get by before the finish line.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2022
  • Miguel Meneses and his wife were struggling to get by when the pandemic hit.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • But the data is clear: Enabling low-wage workers to earn enough to get by is good for the economy.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • Matty Healy is getting by with a little help from his friends.
    — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
  • Baltimore had just enough depth to get by without Bradish or Means.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 1 May 2024
  • That year, Lee quit his job to become Megan’s full-time coach, leaving the family to get by on Nou’s salary alone.
    — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • For the first year after the split, Huy Fong got by on stockpiled mash and Mexican chilies, which were cheap because of a glut.
    — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Many people get by on the food that remains after others leave.
    — Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Cuts will have to be made — the Niners will need to get by with certain positions being paid less.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024
  • After that, the poor man gets by, barely, as a tinkerer with a pawnshop.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023

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