Example Sentences

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With two weeks left before my deadline, I headed to the Wild Animal Sanctuary near Denver, where well-nurtured cats roam acres of habitat.

From National Geographic • Nov. 2, 2023

Friends told investigators that the couple seemed happy together and that Scarlett, who was born in October 2019, seemed well-nurtured.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2022

“Having a dirty house and not having a lot of money does not always translate into abuse or neglect. It is not optimal, but there are many poor families with deeply loved and well-nurtured children.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2015

What will give you an edge is a well-connected, well-nurtured network of people who are ready and willing to refer you.

From Forbes • Sep. 11, 2014

Mr. Cecil Burleigh was a man of genius and of soaring ambition—well-born, well-nurtured, but as the younger son of a younger son absolutely without patrimony.

From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]