How do you use Ekes in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Ekes meaning
plural of eke
Using Ekes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of eke
- In the example corpus, ekes often appears in combinations such as: ekes out.
Context around Ekes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ekes
- In this selection, "ekes" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shtivelberg, garrulous and flaker stand out and add context to how "ekes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a person ekes out a and although it ekes out just. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ekes" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ekes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Biden, once garrulous, ekes out short speeches from the teleprompter in a strained way. (14 words)
Emerson Flaker ekes out a narrow victory in the girls’ 100 at the Class A outdoor state meet. (18 words)
That classification usually means that a person ekes out a precarious livelihood in the urban informal sector or as a poorly paid domestic. (23 words)
Although it ekes out just 300 nits of brightness (which is common for a budget gaming laptop), gameplay should be reasonably smooth thanks to the high refresh rate. (28 words)
Buffini’s leading man, 27-year-old Semyon (Daniel Shtivelberg), ekes out an existence in a cramped apartment with his wife, Masha (Kayla Adams). (24 words)
That classification usually means that a person ekes out a precarious livelihood in the urban informal sector or as a poorly paid domestic. (23 words)
Example sentences (5)
Although it ekes out just 300 nits of brightness (which is common for a budget gaming laptop), gameplay should be reasonably smooth thanks to the high refresh rate.
Buffini’s leading man, 27-year-old Semyon (Daniel Shtivelberg), ekes out an existence in a cramped apartment with his wife, Masha (Kayla Adams).
Biden, once garrulous, ekes out short speeches from the teleprompter in a strained way.
Emerson Flaker ekes out a narrow victory in the girls’ 100 at the Class A outdoor state meet.
That classification usually means that a person ekes out a precarious livelihood in the urban informal sector or as a poorly paid domestic.
Common combinations with ekes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: