Sentence examples for is scraping by from inspiring English sources

"But go to any portion of it, and it is scraping by".

"Every artist is scraping by, trying to get some attention for their work," he said.

The family is scraping by, barely covering the monthly expenses of rent, bills and food.

Owen, the disdained younger son of a plutocrat family (they made their fortune in poop bots), is scraping by on temp jobs and haunted by hallucinations.

Lul Omar of Somalia, who keeps her head covered by a scarf and her fingertips dark with henna, is scraping by in Salt Lake City.

"What country is concerned about preserving artifacts when it is scraping by for a living or for food?" But Sam Duncombe, an advocate here for environmental preservation, said the luxury developments cater too much to outsiders without regard to the needs of Bahamians like herself, who want to see the shoreline preserved for future generations.

After incubation for 48 h at 37 °C, membrane toward upper chamber is scraped by cotton swabs.

"I'm scraping by right now," he said.

And a lot of people who are scraping by.

Mr. Dees had been scraping by that year.

I'm a level one gal in a level 12 world, but I'm scraping by.