eke

to eke out a food supply

eked out an income by working two jobs.

eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.

many petty traders barely eked out a living.

marginal writing ability; eked out a marginal existence.

She eked out the stew to make another meal.

They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

the remains of yesterday's stew could be eked out to make another meal.

She eked out her small income by working as a music tutor.

Do you suppose the Mind that imaged that profuseness ever intended you to be limited, to have to scrimp and save in order to eke out a bare existence?

In the meantime Jobs eked out a bohemian existence on the fringes of Reed.

From generation to generation, they tilled land for landlord only to eke out a bare subsistence.

We were eking things out a bit longer.

It's a cruel place to eke out an existence.

Eking out a little bit more may not necessarily give you better-tasting coffee.

The bloc's economy eked out expansion of 0.1 percent over the fourth quarter.

Well, go and find out while we eke out some examples…

Couldn't we just eke out this script for a little longer?

In America it has taken decades for e-commerce to eke out a double-digit share of retail spending.

These families eke out a living by collecting and selling recyclable items they find in the garbage.