How to Use eke in a Sentence

eke

verb

• These teams always play close games, and Cleveland will eke this one out.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 6 Sep. 2023
• So Gilmer looks for ways to eke more power out of the lines where congestion is a big problem.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 8 Dec. 2021
• 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, 27 June 2017
• To try to eke some life out of their systems, Surface Pro 4 users were going to extreme lengths.
  — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 11 May 2018
• They're made with waterproof suede and fully sealed, so no stray snowflakes or water can eke in.
  — Lindsey Vickers, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2020
• The expectation—which could be wrong in a state as contrary as New Hampshire—is that Hassan will eke it out in the end.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2022
• Scherzinger, in waist-enhancing blue gown, eked every ounce of drama from the song, prompting Lang Lang to rush over and take a bow with her at the end of the catwalk.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 May 2023
• For the billion dollars spent in the refit, the Navy will probably eke one—maybe two—deployments out of the vessel.
  — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
• Problem is, restaurants can’t just eke along until then.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 9 July 2019
• Problem is, restaurants can't just eke along until then.
  — Author: Laura Reiley, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2019
• Moon — a man with deep emotional and intellectual connections to the North — to eke the goods out of Kim.
  — Charlie Campbell / Beijing, Time, 7 Mar. 2018
• To eke out a profit, Valerian needs to gross at least $400 million.
  — Chris Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2017
• The flat-six produces 565 hp, and is said to deliver a more usable rev band, which should help less seasoned drivers eke more out of the powerband.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022
• Shadow, taking this in, lets a sense of astonishment eke out from behind his cool, steely gaze.
  — Eric Farwell, GQ, 1 May 2017
• Most record-breakers eke ahead of previous record-holders by fractions of a second.
  — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2013
• Given the drop-off among Hillary Clinton supporters in that poll, Trump might even eke out a popular vote win if the numbers held in this imaginary re-do.
  — Philip Bump, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2017
• Those early pioneers figured out how to harness water to eke a living out of the inhospitable, arid West.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Apr. 2022
• But both think that despite the tide of opinion in Essex, Mr. Cameron and other proponents of staying in Europe will eke out a victory.
  — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 16 June 2016
• This handle allows anglers to execute precise quarter and half-turns to eke every bit of life out of their oversized lures.
  — Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• Where once Milanello, the club’s training facility, was famous for its ability to eke a few more years out of aging stars, the focus is now on youth.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 May 2023
• What else is in it for Meta? For Meta, Threads could be a way of eking additional engagement time out of its massive existing user base.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 6 July 2023
• Threads could be a way for Meta to eke additional engagement time out of its massive existing user base.
  — Clare Duffy, CNN, 19 July 2023
• For the next 35 years, the well changed operators several times; each new owner tried unsuccessfully to eke a profit from it.
  — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2022
• A century after her grandfather arrived to eke a living out of the hot, red dirt here, Susan Savage still structures her life around the groundwater.
  — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
• Just as optimism began to eke its way into the minds of corporate leaders, a wave of uncertainty reared its ugly head.
  — Brian Peccarelli, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022
• Eke’s Hungarian parents were performing at a circus in Sweden, and Eke was just a toddler.
  — Michelle R. Smith, idahostatesman, 19 May 2017
• Even in the non super-low cost market, European carriers are once again looking to eke out their own territory.
  — Fox News, 9 June 2017
• An out of tune vehicle might cause the driver to overestimate the car’s ability to get through an intersection or eke past a semi-truck on a two-lane highway.
  — Jennifer Alsever, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2019
• Restaurants operate with razor-thin profit margins in normal times, so they’re built to eke their way into the black, not reinvent themselves wholesale.
  — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2022
• Even if a couple particles eke past every hurdle, their ranks are fewer, weaker, and less damaging.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 26 July 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024