earn a living
Example Sentences
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“If I can’t earn a living because the price of gasoline keeps rising, I’ll have to dock the boat,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"It was becoming too much, training and working and just trying to earn a living," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
"You're basically invisible. You don't exist. It's like you're living in the shadows. You don't have a bank account, you can't apply for a decent job that you can earn a living with."
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026
But Tilly is far less a threat to Hollywood than actors who earn a living in car commercials and insurance ads.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
He was left with no way to earn a living.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
