Sentence examples for getting by on something from inspiring English sources

When I came home from that first trip, I laughed at those books that promised Europe on $50 a day, when I was getting by on something approaching $18.75.

And because having money is associated with being an outsider -- if you've got it, you must have brought it with you from elsewhere -- Vermont may be the only state where getting by on as little as possible is something to boast about.

Families getting by on less.

Make sure it's a break away collar; if it isn't, your cat or kitten could hang herself/himself by getting caught on something with the collar.

But the Gizmondo wasn't going to get by on a fancily clothed clone of something that'd earned a high score in Zzap!64.

"It takes a while to get in on something".

The church calendar and our checkbooks agreed that it was time, starting tomorrow, to give something up, to get by on less.

Can you get by on renting a car once or twice a month (see How to Get a Discount Car Rental Rate ) or using something like a Zipcar?

Respect is not something you get by putting on a uniform.

"You were always getting banged up on something.

When he gets focused on something, look out".