make a living
Example Sentences
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"It's so hard to make a living from food people fall over themselves to get these environmental grants, and then they're swallowed up in no time. It's so unfair."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"A family couldn't make a living from this anymore... Everyone has a full-time job. I'm a teacher, my brother is a firefighter," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Her family told The Times that Romero, a Mexican immigrant, was a “loving mom” who worked hard to make a living in hospitality on the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
After her husband’s death in 1856, she was forced to make a living on the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
