eke out
verb
eked out; eking out; ekes out
1
: to make up for the deficiencies of : supplement
eked out his income by getting a second job
2
: to make (a supply) last by economy
Examples of eke out in a Sentence
eked out a living from the family's small farm
Recent Examples on the Web
Director/screenwriter Ned Benson ekes out a decent one in this sensitive romantic triangle.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Some breakers like Schreibman eked out a living stringing together corporate gigs and Hollywood work.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Smarter battery management is also eking out more range, faster charging and improved cold-weather performance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
This time, the Heat eked out a win, in double overtime, but Butler looked uncharacteristically lost in the clutch, holding on to the ball too long, turning it over with a chance to win and six seconds left in the first overtime.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
In the first quarter, most bond funds eked out gains, but barely.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
At the start of the fourth quarter, with the game tied at fifty-one, Clark went on a run, and Iowa held on to eke out a two-point win.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Out of last year’s gloom, U.S. retail sales for 2023 managed to eke out a gain of 3.6%, roughly equal to the rate of inflation—the equivalent of treading water.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
To prevent that from happening, Netanyahu needed to eke out every possible right-wing and religious vote for his potential coalition.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Some breakers like Schreibman eked out a living stringing together corporate gigs and Hollywood work.
—Brandon Sneed, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Smarter battery management is also eking out more range, faster charging and improved cold-weather performance.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
This time, the Heat eked out a win, in double overtime, but Butler looked uncharacteristically lost in the clutch, holding on to the ball too long, turning it over with a chance to win and six seconds left in the first overtime.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2024
In the first quarter, most bond funds eked out gains, but barely.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
At the start of the fourth quarter, with the game tied at fifty-one, Clark went on a run, and Iowa held on to eke out a two-point win.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
Out of last year’s gloom, U.S. retail sales for 2023 managed to eke out a gain of 3.6%, roughly equal to the rate of inflation—the equivalent of treading water.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
To prevent that from happening, Netanyahu needed to eke out every possible right-wing and religious vote for his potential coalition.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Eke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eke%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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