honest living

noun

: a good amount of money for one's hard work

He's just trying to earn an honest living.

Examples of honest living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This rule is just one example of a previous administration that consistently overstepped its authority, making life harder for Americans who were just looking to make an honest living. — Kimberly Hermann, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026

It was looked at as a viable way to make a living and an honest living at that. — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025

In that text, an unnamed narrator struggles to make an honest living as a railway clerk. — Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025

Knight said every person should be able to have a fresh start rehabilitating themselves and making an honest living. — Stephen Simpson, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024

Sonny's birth briefly gave Capone pause to consider making an honest living. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

From there, this hard-scrabble Eden, a place of tough but honest living, descends into a Lord of the Flies-esque carnival of manipulation, competition, and violence. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024

Give taxpayers a break by legalizing working for an honest living. — Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2024

And as Noah points out, an honest living is something that the Royals cannot claim to be making. — Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 5 May 2023

Rhymes for honest living

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