eke
Example Sentences
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Half-built brick houses sit on once-fertile land, where families eke out meagre livings through small trades or day labour.
From Barron's
Tech stocks paused their recent slide on Tuesday, helping major indexes to eke out minor gains.
With Indiana’s attention on Davidson, Kara Dunn and Smith helped the Trojans eke out front after the half.
From Los Angeles Times
Of the $171 billion local ad revenue market, TV broadcasters eke out only a 9.3% share, BIA says.
Investors sheltered in shares of utilities and consumer staples, the only S&P 500 sectors to eke out gains.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
