- present participle of steward.
Example Sentences
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“Maybe they don’t need to know about all the fighting that we have to do before they get to go out and enjoy and be tribal guardians stewarding their land.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
But stewarding that authority demands humility and faith in the university’s distinct role in cultivating debate—neither proscribing questions nor prescribing answers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
"He's had 80 years of stewarding and looking after Shuna and trying to get all sorts of businesses going and has absolutely loved it the whole of his life," Mr Gully said.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025
The ocean is a globally shared resource, and stewarding the deep sea may be society’s last chance to protect the remaining virgin Earth.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
He had gladly reinstated his mother in the gloomy house, and his main occupation now lay in stewarding his estate, which was not large.
From Life's Little Ironies by Hardy, Thomas