SINCE 1828
eke
adverb
\ ˈēk
\
\
Definition of eke
(Entry 1 of 2)
archaic
: also
eke
verb
eked;
eking
Definition of eke (Entry 2 of 2)
2
: to get with great difficulty
—usually used with out eke out a living
Examples of eke in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
To try to eke some life out of their systems, Surface Pro 4 users were going to extreme lengths. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft can’t fix “flickergate” Surface Pro 4s with software, so it’s replacing them," 11 May 2018 Moon — a man with deep emotional and intellectual connections to the North — to eke the goods out of Kim. — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, "It's Time to Give the Trump Administration Some Credit for North Korea Progress," 7 Mar. 2018 North Korean founder, Kim Sung Il, father to Kim Jong Il and grandfather to the current Kim, expertly played his estranged Chinese and Soviet benefactors off each other for decades to eke concessions. — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, "Self-Championed Dealmaker Donald Trump Faces the Ultimate Test Meeting Kim Jong Un," 9 Mar. 2018 In film, the few black stories that eke through are set firmly in reality — though not always in the present, and often with the struggle of slaves, their immediate descendants, or their distant successors. — Michelle Ofiwe, Esquire, "How Donald Glover Changed the Way Black Stories Are Told on Television," 10 Nov. 2016 The dikes are not the only thing in a state of deterioration — forgotten Florida are inland places like this, where people eke out a living, or simply a meal, by fishing and selling goods from a truck. — Anne Tschida, miamiherald, "If you’re interested in the art of here & now, you need to see this show," 6 July 2017 To eke out a profit, Valerian needs to gross at least $400 million. — Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, "Not a Marvel Movie: 'Valerian' Director on His Epic and Expensive Sci-Fi Adapted From a Graphic Novel," 5 July 2017 Fortunately, the sailor, Humphrey Bogart, subsequently managed to eke out a pretty decent film career despite suffering a permanent scar and lisp as a result of the incident. — Sarah Wesley Lemire, courant.com, "Portsmouth: Where Naval History, Charm Converge," 5 July 2017 In the nightcap, the Indians scored four times in the ninth, capped by a Nick Swisher solo home run, to eke out a 9-8 win. — cleveland.com, "9 eye-opening statistics from the Cleveland Indians' wacky comeback: Zack Meisel's musings," 27 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eke.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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