get along

Example Sentences

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It was the mind-numbing talk of people eager to go along to get along.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

“And if you want to be the mayor and you can’t get along with people who are your colleagues on council, I don’t know how you’re supposed to govern at all.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

So Beijing may not want a world with Washington at the centre of global power, but it needs to find a way to get along with the US.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

"Everybody does still try to get along," says Maddy Bacher, 63, a Democrat originally from Connecticut.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Esther was a Frenchwoman, who had lived with ‘Madame’, as she called her mistress, for many years, and who rather tyrannized over the old lady, who could not get along without her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott