get along

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

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

From Salon • May 29, 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

The media leaks say Mr. Phelan didn’t get along with others in the Administration and tried to leverage his own relationship with Mr. Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“He doesn’t get along with them. We alternate him outside by himself every other day.”

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith