| AW II.v.74 | [Helena to Bertram] [I shall] seek to eke out that / Wherein toward me my homely stars have failed / To equal my great fortune |
| AYL I.ii.183 | [Celia to Rosalind, of both offering strength to support Orlando] And mine, to eke out hers |
| H5 III.chorus.35 | [Chorus] Still be kind, / And eke out our performance with your mind |
| MV III.ii.23 | [Portia to Bassanio] I speak too long, but 'tis to piece the time, / To eke it and to draw it out in length [F ich; Q ech] |