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'get by' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'get by' with 5 example sentences.


get by verb

: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

: pass or move in front of

: escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action


  • This money is just to help you get by.
  • I'm just trying to get by.
  • How are we going to get by?
  • I can't get by without him.
  • I just got by on the test.
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