How To Use Scrape by In A Sentence

They find it hard to charge for their services; they usually give way more than they ask for, and this means they scrape by.
I probably managed to scrape by with a D or something.
She shirked her schoolwork, preferred to spend her time drawing, but aced every test and so managed to scrape by with C's.
In the rural areas, people could scrape by,[Sentence dictionary] thanks to what they grew themselves.
Awili manages to scrape by with donated lentils, rice, potatoes, milk and sometimes chicken, but she can't afford the healthy food a doctor recommended for her and her newborn.

I only learnt Spanish for a year but I can just scrape by in most situations.
The fundraising manager said: ‘It's damned hard work and we only just manage to scrape by.’
He was barely making enough to scrape by already, living with friends, buying insulin and test strips and such without script insurance, making his payments to the credit counseling place.
He managed to scrape by, staying at shelters or with friends and getting after-school work at restaurants.
In the rural areas, people could scrape by, thanks to what they grew themselves.