eking in a sentence
n.
📚 Grade Level: Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Definition
Eking refers to the act of managing to make a living or survive, often with difficulty or by making the most of limited resources.
Crossword clues for eking
Crossword clue ideas and answer hints for the word "eking".
- Struggling to get by with limited resources.
- Making a little go a long way.
- Managing to survive on scarce means.
- Getting by despite tough circumstances.
- Squeezing out every last bit for survival.
Eking sentence examples
- Eking out a living in the city can be quite challenging for many families.
- Despite his efforts, he found himself eking by on a meager salary.
- The old farmer was eking out his last years on the land he loved.
- She was eking out the last drops of paint to finish her masterpiece.
- After losing his job, he started eking together odd jobs to make ends meet.