Example Sentences

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Both factory Ferraris, who had been competing for the victory until the final hour, were nursing problems in the final stages.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

She said they were nursing the animal back to health with plans to release it back into the wild.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022

You will find few taxidermied bears posed as if it they were nursing cubs or eating berries in a non-threatening manner.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

As of Tuesday, 15,360 of those were nursing home residents, according to state data.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

The rest of the class was very eager to leave; Moody had given them such a rigorous test of hex-deflection that many of them were nursing small injuries.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling