Example Sentences

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Mothers will nurse their young for the first two weeks of life, building up their fat reserves, and then abandon them on the ice when they leave to mate.

From National Geographic • Jan. 23, 2024

Kaiwi will nurse her pup for around five to seven weeks.

From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2023

During those ten weeks, the baby seal will nurse for about 28 days and molt from a black coat to a silver coat.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Or maybe you will nurse your guess quietly, waiting to see if—out of all the hundreds of thousands of possibilities—your conversational partner will arrive at the same word you have been thinking of.

From Scientific American • Oct. 26, 2021

"I will nurse him myself, Father," he promised.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin