baby-sitter
Example Sentences
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But I do think we have a bigger expectation of what we want when we go out, when we get the baby-sitter, when we pay for parking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2024
"We all have weekly shifts assigned and there is no limit to the number of hours we can work," says Pizza, who boosts her income helping out as a baby-sitter, cleaner and waiter.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
Now, the pandemic has forced her to be a short-order cook, housekeeper, laundry supervisor, tutor, translator, tech consultant, baby-sitter — actually, a third parent.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2020
Newsday reports that Grechen Shirley has paid a baby-sitter $22 an hour from campaign funds to watch her two children, ages 2 and 3, while she ran for office and her husband worked in Manhattan.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2018
Between the time I emerged from my study and let the baby-sitter go and the time my wife came home, I had about two hours.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
