nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
are nursing
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present progressiveof nurse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Its future remains bright, but investors who chased the rally’s latter stages are nursing losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"It's not very fair that there are nursing students down the road at York St John who don't have to pay as much for their washing," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of fans of K-pop megastars BTS are nursing disappointment after failing to secure a ticket for their highly-anticipated comeback tour.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Left out are nursing, physical therapy, dental hygiene, occupational therapy and social work — as well as fields outside of healthcare such as architecture, education, and accounting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
The Martins are nursing and comforting and chicken-brothing me to my heart's content, and La Henderson, herself an invalid, with a terrible broken arm, comes and reads to me from time to time.
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
