Example Sentences

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The only sorrow came when it was time to part ways with the hairy creature she had nurtured during the experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

Gaza, where Asmaa had nurtured her dreams, had been devastated.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

All the world's Lady Williams, Pink Lady, Sundowner and Bravo trees share DNA with the original tree Maud Williams had nurtured many years before.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2023

In turn, Marengo, 19, who made her screen debut as Giovanna after being selected from among 3,000 girls auditioning for the role, said Golino had nurtured her throughout the series.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

From the outset, some in the Washington shell house felt that by agreeing to go to Cal, Ebright had betrayed the institution that had nurtured him.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown