Example Sentences

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One is nurturing, which he calls “agercise” for my demographic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2026

"She wants to go to school and be able to get a full education, the same as any of her peers, in an environment that is nurturing enough to allow her to attend," he says.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2021

Her progress as an artist involves a lot of casting off and refining away, a process of retirement into a space that is nurturing and meaningful to her, no matter what the world thinks.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2019

Mr. Sharpe told me his passion is nurturing the exotic animals he keeps behind the bright pink hotel, which he has owned for almost 15 years.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2018

As part of a drive to become a middle-income country by 2020, it is nurturing a garment sector it hopes can create 25,000 jobs.

From Reuters • May 24, 2018