Example Sentences

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Then came the rescue that approved our application and passed it along to the person who was fostering the cats we wanted.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Horowitz knew the woman who was fostering Quid’s mother, and so met the puppies the day they were born.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022

She worked at a local school and was fostering two more children; she volunteered and cooked for community celebrations.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

In February 2018, the New York attorney general filed a complaint after a probe found that The Weinstein Company was fostering a culture of a hostile work environment.

From Fox News • Jul. 1, 2020

It was the duty of wealthy magnates to foster art, and she was fostering art, and she would have the thing done neatly and completely, or she would know the reason.

From The Lion's Share by Bennett, Arnold