eke out an existence
Example Sentences
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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees will eke out an existence wherever they can find shelter.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023
Settlers eke out an existence in the wilderness in 17th century New France in “Barkskins,” a new miniseries based on the Annie Proulx novel.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2020
We saw that from Aspen on down to Rifle or Parachute, it became very difficult for many of those people to eke out an existence.
From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2015
Two Brazils also met head-on: one in which a small elite live with almost unfathomable wealth, and another in which millions eke out an existence on the margins of that abundance.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2012
He wasn’t going to eke out an existence living in the shadow of death.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
