make a living
Example Sentences
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I’m not ashamed of the fact that I’ve used this body to make a living.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
He found his way to Ramallah, where he opened a successful downtown falafel restaurant to make a living, and above all feed his family still in Gaza.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
Show up, work hard, be productive, get paid and make a living.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Supplemental Security Income, which serves 7.5 million Americans who are unable to make a living because of severe disabilities or destitution in old age, has never been easy to qualify for.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
It made him rather vain of his bridge game, and he talked several times of how a man could always make a living at bridge if he were ever forced to.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
