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"earned a living" is correct and usable in written English.
It means to make money or support oneself through work or employment. Example: After graduating from college, Maria struggled to find a job but eventually earned a living as a freelance writer.
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He has earned a living in construction and transported people for a living.
"I've just earned a living.
Instead, he earned a living teaching, lecturing and writing.
This is how he has primarily earned a living.
Astatke, however, stayed put and earned a living teaching music.
Like many Soviet composers, he earned a living from film scores, cartoon scores, and circus pieces.
For years, I earned a living — or a sort of living — writing negative book reviews.
A few years ago no one earned a living as a mobile-app developer.
Over the next 30 years, he earned a living as an ironworker.
For the next thirty years, she earned a living mostly through translating.
For years Matthew Molnar earned a living as a Web producer for magazines like Popular Mechanics.
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