baby-sitter

Example Sentences

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As long as you have the energy and time to become occasional unpaid babysitters, that’s OK.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

These are the people to turn to with questions about bottles, babysitters and partners not helping with their share of chores.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The reality of modern health care is that most parents spend more time interviewing potential babysitters than they will spend talking with me about their child’s surgery.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2025

And even after all the moms—except Isabel—went back to work, our babysitters got us together every day.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio