nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
have nurtured
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present perfectof nurture.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Marking the museum’s 25th anniversary, the Frist looks at this underappreciated history of the city through a female lens and examines the way women have nurtured the arts there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026
Along with removing the eucalyptus trees, they have nurtured 50 full-grown oak trees and removed tons of old firewood and other debris, Cleaves said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2025
The military may have nurtured the protest, but when it came to the idea of a traditional coup — tanks on the streets stuff — that just didn't happen.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023
Encounters between Arab citizens who traveled from their countries and mingled with fellow citizens living abroad have nurtured the sense of community.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2022
For three years she must have nurtured a feeling for him, kept it hidden, nourished it with fantasy or embellished it in her stories.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
