nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
nurses
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pluralof nurse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof nurse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
nursenouna person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Example Sentences
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Williams’s guests have included professors and other academics associated with New York schools, including nearby Columbia University, as well as visiting grandparents, summer interns and traveling nurses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Our hope is that they would be equipped with oxygen, nurses, and everything needed. So, if there are children who fall ill, they can be treated there. That's what we really want."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Physicians are barred by the American Medical Association’s ethics code from participating in executions; similar constraints apply to nurses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
They scheduled and attended appointments, helped coordinate transportation and childcare, communicated with doctors and nurses, and helped patients make sense of complicated medical information.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
He says they have only two nurses left to house, and he doesn’t see why they would each need a bedroom.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
