live from hand to mouth in a sentence

Examples

1. More ominously for the thousands of small nonprofits that live from hand to mouth, nearly half ( 48 percent ) said they would at least " somewhat reduce " their giving if the economy continues to decline . ( Mollison, Cox News Service ) MOVED.
2. Crowley saw his offer of a job to Loveday as a way out of their precarious existence in London which he described as " one filthy room in Fitzroy Street, a foul, frowsty, verminous den . . . They were living from hand to mouth, with disaster eternally looming ahead ".
3. The story of the play runs as follows : Mr . and Mrs . Sylvester are two young persons who have rushed into matrimony on the Micawber Principle; are living from hand to mouth in a London flat, husband and wife alike striving hard to get a foothold in the literary sphere, in which they are confident they can ultimately acquire both fame and fortune.