nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
was nursing
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past progressiveof nurse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The woman was nursing her five-month-old baby and receiving medical care for a heart condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander was sidelined by a sprained ankle while Holmgren was nursing sore shins, both joining Isaiah Hartenstein and Jaylin Williams on OKC's injured list.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
The outlet suggested that Halterman was nursing a wound she received when a zoo camel allegedly bit her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
Brown, 16, who was nursing a shoulder injury, scored 84.75 and qualified for the final at 16:30 BST, but fellow Briton Tambling, also 16, missed out.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
I could tell she was nursing an idea, probably the same one she’d gotten during the taxi ride to L.A., but she was too scared to share it.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
