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But enthusiasm for some of the predicted nominees isn’t at its zenith: “Despite grim reviews for its latest season, ‘Euphoria’ will still eke out a nomination because Zendaya can do no wrong,” grouses Kristen Baldwin.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Kudryashev’s short stint last year in the vanguard of Russia’s army offers a glimpse of the tactics that Russia is employing to eke out battlefield advances in Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

While the world number one could not add to the tally, he largely demonstrated the consistency for which is he famed to eke out a solid, if unspectacular 70.

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026

Even manufacturing managed to eke out 15,000 job gains.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

Many of Alexandra’s first settlers came from the tribal reserves, where they could no longer eke out a living, to seek work in the city of gold.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Once juggling multiple odd jobs, Helal Uddin now ekes out a living running a food cart.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

For Ricardo, who ekes out a living as a motorcycle mechanic, the meaning outweighs the risk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2023

In the battle of Barbenheimer, Gerwig’s comedy ekes out a victory over “Oppenheimer,” proving that some fights can be finished with no nuclear escalation whatsoever.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

She ekes out a living crocheting bags and clothing, earning less than $10 a week, and relies on food donations from the parallel civilian government.

From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023

The old bell-ringer, seated before a deal table, ekes out a scanty living by making cigars away up here in his circumscribed eyrie.

From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou

Caicedo eked out a living by selling peanuts and other products on the street, earning just enough to pay for a room that cost around $4.50 a day.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

The Dodgers eked across a run in the third inning on a Freddie Freeman groundout with runners on second and third.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026

The millennial sex therapist eked out a narrow win in the Democratic primary election in March and will advance to a runoff with the second-place finisher, sheriff’s deputy Johnny Garcia, on Tuesday.

From Slate ● May 22, 2026

Supporters of a ban on TP-Link in March eked out a victory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

The boat shot forward and Washington narrowly eked out the West’s first IRA victory.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

He was ultimately the only plausible option for voters worried that Hong’s controversies risked blowing the general election and ended up eking it out by less than half a percentage point.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026

Staff at Softstar Shoes in Oregon have discovered a newfound enthusiasm for eking out resources and growing profits.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

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

The Hurricanes missed yet another kick in the third quarter before eking out a 10-3 lead with under two minutes to play.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 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