Example Sentences

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After two straight years of recession, the German government is forecasting that the economy will eke out meagre growth of 0.2 percent in 2025.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees will eke out an existence wherever they can find shelter.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2023

According to strategists in a Reuters poll, the S&P 500 will eke out only marginal gains between now and year end, after its strong move up already this year.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

In Erie, both sides contend they will eke out a narrow win, and both sides say they’ll do it cleanly, if under an unusually powerful microscope of inspection.

From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2020

If you are a brave man, you say boldly to yourself, 'I will eke out an existence in some humble way,' and you go away to a life of longing and regret.

From The Uncalled A Novel by Dunbar, Paul Laurence