foster parent
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Brick expert Harp was delighted to hear Lucy was safe, especially given his own experiences as a long-term foster parent.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
“These children are going to suffer the most,” Lewis, a veteran foster parent, said from her 13-year-old foster daughter’s upstairs bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024
At the time she became foster care ombudsman, she was also a certified foster parent and had also trained people to become foster parents.
From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024
She also was a beloved foster parent, taking in nearly three dozen children and being honored with the state’s Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023
“If you got a foster parent license, they could stay with you.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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