Sentence examples for Scrape by from inspiring English sources

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The term "scrape by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It usually means to barely manage, to survive, or to get by. For example: "I'm scraping by on my low salary, but I'm trying to save up for a better home."

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Scrape by

verb

To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

Everyone in her family had to get a second job just so they could scrape by.

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"You scrape by".

The New York Times

The Smiths scrape by, barely.

The New York Times

Everyone described a life of constantly trying to scrape by.

The New York Times

I don't know how I'd scrape by, either.

The New York Times

Once she meets Robert, they shoplift occasionally and scrape by.

The New York Times

"I've got to scrape by until the next check comes".

The New York Times

He does odd construction jobs to scrape by.

The New York Times

A reporter, who joined the Army, deserted, & was helped out on the scrape by the General.

The New Yorker

Thankfully, IDS's in-laws need not scrape by on the one title.

Independent

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Americans are barely scraping by.

The Economist

Still, I scraped by.

The New York Times - Magazine

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