Explore Eked through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Eked meaning
simple past and past participle of eke
Using Eked
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of eke
- In the example corpus, eked often appears in combinations such as: eked out, barely eked, also eked.
Context around Eked
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eked
- In this selection, "eked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, team, alabama, unexpectedly and past stand out and add context to how "eked" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2 alabama eked out another and and bp eked out profits. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eked" sits close to words such as abstention, acadiana and actuarial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eked
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Meanwhile, Chevron and BP eked out profits after slashing costs. (10 words)
Team Lambert also eked out a second win against Team Gallaugher. (11 words)
The benchmark index eked out a 0.3% gain after another day of wobbly trading. (15 words)
The result of No. 1 South Carolina’s exhibition hosting Clayton State on Monday, the Gamecocks’ final tune-up before beginning the season against Michigan in Las Vegas on Nov. 4, was never in doubt (the home team eked out a 126-42 win). (44 words)
Britain's economy unexpectedly eked out some modest growth in November after a boost from World Cup drinkers and video game sales, reducing the chance that it has already slipped into recession, despite a gloomy broader picture for 2023. (39 words)
The tourists eked out a draw in the rain-interrupted third game in Brisbane despite another top-order failure, leaving the five-match series locked at 1-1 before the highly anticipated Boxing Day clash in Melbourne. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Brandon Miller and No. 2 Alabama eked out another close win in a week that has proved challenging on and off the court.
Britain's economy unexpectedly eked out some modest growth in November after a boost from World Cup drinkers and video game sales, reducing the chance that it has already slipped into recession, despite a gloomy broader picture for 2023.
Canada, which eked out a 3-2 overtime win over Sweden in the quarterfinals, plays Switzerland in the other semifinal later in the day.
In the 16 seasons since then, however, the ACC has been better than the Big 12 just once — when it just barely eked by in 2011.
So when Kansas City eked out a 23-20 victory on a final-seconds field goal, BetMGM scooped up lots of that Bengals in-game action.
By the time I’d completed a graduate program and we’d eked out some stability, the pandemic hit.
Canada’s labour productivity eked out a small gain to close out2023, but it had previously sustained six straight quarters of decreases, Statistics Canada data shows.
Dayiti used to live in Bas-Delmas, a dangerous neighborhood in the capital's sprawling metropolitan area, and eked out a living selling various goods on the street.
Disney’s direct-to-consumer business, which includes its streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, long a money-losing endeavor for the company, eked out its first profit in May.
European shares eked out a nominal gain, backing down from a two-week high after Germany reported higher-than-expected inflation.
Promising batter Nikin Jose had led Karnataka against Railways in the absence of Agarwal and the former champions eked out a nervy one-wicket win at Surat with veteran Manish Pandey making an unbeaten fifty.
Team Lambert also eked out a second win against Team Gallaugher.
The result of No. 1 South Carolina’s exhibition hosting Clayton State on Monday, the Gamecocks’ final tune-up before beginning the season against Michigan in Las Vegas on Nov. 4, was never in doubt (the home team eked out a 126-42 win).
The tourists eked out a draw in the rain-interrupted third game in Brisbane despite another top-order failure, leaving the five-match series locked at 1-1 before the highly anticipated Boxing Day clash in Melbourne.
Tim Burton’s supernatural sequel eked past the $7 million second weekend of with $7.3 million, per The Numbers.
After overcoming a two-game deficit and forcing the Atlanta Braves into a Game 7, the team eked out a one-run victory and became the National League champs thanks to a Cody Bellinger home run.
During the Technical round, Mark was one of the three bakers stuck at the bottom while Lottie almost eked out first place.
Meanwhile, Chevron and BP eked out profits after slashing costs.
Nick Milroy, the Democratic incumbent in the 73rd Assembly District, eked out a narrow victory to hold onto the seat, according to preliminary election night results.
The benchmark index eked out a 0.3% gain after another day of wobbly trading.
Common combinations with eked
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: