eking
- present participle of eke.
Example Sentences
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Hoan worked from the same slab of concrete for a decade, eking out a modest living hawking colourful bouquets.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
As much as my spirits were lifted by eking out some breathing room, I was still deep in the hurt locker and ready for the day to end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
It may have been a narrow win, with just one of the three major indexes eking out a gain, but the Santa rally still goes into the books as a success.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026
Frankie needs the money: She’s a young widow eking out a meager existence without custody of her young daughter and with an erratic condition that causes her to lose blocks of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
The gear will just weigh us down, and we at least need to try to find them before eking out a life inside caves and eating lake vines.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
