Sentence examples for we were just getting by from inspiring English sources
As a nation, we have virtually no savings, not only because we consumed too much, but also because we were just getting by.
"My husband and I both have to work full time, and we're just getting by".
We all have opinions and beliefs — some of us even live by them when convenient — but mostly, we are just getting by.
"There is high unemployment, no safety in the streets, and we are just getting by," said Eusebio Rodríguez, 41, a laid-off mechanic.
A quick look at our family budget, which I will happily share with the White House, will show him that like many Americans, we are just getting by despite seeming to be rich.
Based on conceptual similarities of the response categories, we dichotomized this variable into those living very well off and living comfortably ("high" subjective economic status), and those who are just getting by, almost poor, and poor ("low" subjective economic status).
The families with many children, who were just getting by.
And they tried to warn against piling too much debt on buildings that were just getting by.
Of respondents, 36% were employed, while 20% were looking for work with a relatively high proportion reporting they were "just getting by" or "poor".
But almost 40% reported that their families were "just getting by" or struggling to do so.
