eking out
Example Sentences
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Hoan worked from the same slab of concrete for a decade, eking out a modest living hawking colourful bouquets.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Financial markets’ initial reaction to fighting in the Middle East was surprisingly mild, with U.S. stocks eking out a small gain Monday and oil prices at far from panic levels.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
It may have been a narrow win, with just one of the three major indexes eking out a gain, but the Santa rally still goes into the books as a success.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026
"So any joy at the fact I was still eking out a living as a musician would probably be tempered by the lack of jet packs."
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025
He worked on other men’s boats as strenuously as his slowly healing body would let him, eking out a meager living for himself and his widowed mother.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
