make a living
Example Sentences
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“You can’t make a living doing it,” she told the outlet.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Many of them are the brightest scientists in their fields and may be forced to seek research jobs overseas or leave research altogether to make a living.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
To make a living, Alarnab initially picked up any odd jobs, such as washing and selling cars, saving enough to bring his wife and three daughters over after seven months.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
If he can’t make a living in Nantong either, he said, “I’ll just have to live off my parents.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
