make ends meet

phrase

: to make one's means adequate to one's needs

did all they could do to make ends meet

Examples of make ends meet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a time when life is becoming increasingly unaffordable and people are struggling to make ends meet, the Miami Herald wants to know what’s impacting your decision to donate to religious institutions. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026

Many middle-class families earn too much to qualify for government assistance but still struggle to make ends meet. — Kaysia Earley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

And as the cost-of-living crisis chews up measly wages, over 40 million Americans have to turn to food stamps to make ends meet. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for make ends meet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete