Example Sentences

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If you're running low on dinner ideas and want something that will nourish your tummy and soul, then you might want to try these sausage and kale stuffed shells from Martha Stewart.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

“I think it’s because I believe there are things buried in the piece that will nourish people some day. I feel really at peace for the first time with having transmitted something.”

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2020

Someday, Sonia Baker hopes her body will nourish a tree.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2018

“Food has healing powers that exceed the imagination. It will nourish you, fill your stomach but more importantly, it can heal your loneliness.”

From The New Yorker • Jan. 14, 2015

“I can tell from a single glance this isn’t the kind of reading that will nourish your mind. I thought you knew better than this, Fern.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy