make ends meet
Example Sentences
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Officials from unions representing TSA workers said in recent weeks, workers have sold plasma, delivered groceries and signed up to drive for ride-hailing services to make ends meet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
“We love to do what we do on farms — keeping people fed, clothed and moving. But we have to be able to make ends meet so we can keep operating.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
He adds that a growing number of families are struggling to make ends meet.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Andrew Hall, 24, works as a bartender and waiter at a restaurant in Guildford, Surrey, and says he struggles to make ends meet each month.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Many a woman, white or black, waving to her husband as the trains of soldiers pulled out of the station, harbored anxiety alongside her sadness and pride, worried about how to make ends meet.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
