earn a living

idiom

: to earn the money needed for food, clothing, etc.

She's just trying to earn a living.

Examples of earn a living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Giuditta Brozzetti founded this atelier inside a deconsecrated church in the 1920s in order to help local women earn a living by weaving textiles. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025

The number of places in the world where someone can earn a living making serious-minded fine art has shrunk drastically—now the number of places where people go to prison for rigorous creative action is rising at an alarming speed. —Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025

No one should be trying to hurt someone’s way to earn a living, and certainly not about ancillary people that have nothing to do with our friend group. —Kate Aurthur, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025

For many workers, the industry offers an opportunity to earn a living wage without a college degree. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for earn a living

• unforgiving
• almsgiving
• caregiving
• forgiving
• misgiving
• nonliving
• reliving
• thanksgiving
• giving
• sieving