ekes
- present tense form of eke (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Once juggling multiple odd jobs, Helal Uddin now ekes out a living running a food cart.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
For Ricardo, who ekes out a living as a motorcycle mechanic, the meaning outweighs the risk.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
In the battle of Barbenheimer, Gerwig’s comedy ekes out a victory over “Oppenheimer,” proving that some fights can be finished with no nuclear escalation whatsoever.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023
Today the 70-year-old struggles with respiratory illness and ekes out a living ferrying people and parcels on his scooter.
From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2022
How am I to get on with a little country landagent that ekes out his 5 per cent with a little farming and a scrap of house property in the nearest country town?
From John Bull's Other Island by Shaw, Bernard
