make do with
Example Sentences
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At first the curator at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago had to make do with photos of the animal.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
The students who come from the neighborhoods she serves have to make do with schools that don’t instill curiosity but simply demand that they memorize things and sit still.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
We can be bold in a time when people are telling us to make do with less because Georgia ultimately has the resources, and we have the talent.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
On a few occasions he had to make do with a kitchen floor.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The advent of cooking enabled humans to eat more kinds of food, to devote less time to eating, and to make do with smaller teeth and shorter intestines.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
