Sentence examples for could scrape together from inspiring English sources

To keep the bank from foreclosing, he gave it whatever he could scrape together.

As soon as he could scrape together the money, Mr. Shea hired him.

Those running the sites frequently relied on surplus computer space from universities or whatever network power they could scrape together with spare money.

Drew spent whatever money he could scrape together on the dogs rather than on new clothes, which he could have used.

At the June meeting with Carnegie Learning's sales team, Dr. Allen said Cognitive Tutor could be worthwhile if the district, which has recently cut $7 million from its budget and furloughed employees for nine days, could scrape together the financing.

Oleg Vyugin, a deputy finance minister, says the central bank could scrape together enough staff to run three banks under an emergency administration, but not enough to handle the 15 big ones needing most urgent help.

He and his wife both still have jobs and could probably scrape together the tuition.

But that priced first-time buyers out of the market; they could not scrape together the deposit.

They could barely scrape together the money they needed for a formal wedding, but that's what they wanted, white gown and all.

Between them, Labour and the Conservatives could barely scrape together votes from 50% of those who bothered to turn out in the European elections.

You think having bread and water for dinner because Dad couldn't scrape together enough money for meat again was a trial?