make a living

phrase

: to earn the money one needs to pay for housing, food, etc.

He made a living by working as a cook.

Examples of make a living in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Accent walls make a living room look lopsided, especially when a built-in is placed in front of it. — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026

The Living Wage Institute estimated much lower salaries for both single adults and families looking to make a living wage. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026

For the roughly 400 inhabitants of San Felipe de León, cocoa farming is one of the few ways to make a living. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026

Forty hours a week used to be enough for Christopher Dever, 42, to make a living as a Lyft driver. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for make a living

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