babysitting
Example Sentences
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After babysitting for 25 cents an hour, he dreamed up a more-profitable alternative: acting as an agent, lining up jobs for other sitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Hunter chalked up the babysitting remark to his own naivete when it came to being vulnerable with other players he thought were his friends on the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
In his acceptance speech, Kano thanked his mum, "for babysitting right now".
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Her version: "He needs somebody there for him 100 percent of the time ... That's not love, it's babysitting."
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
If it weren’t for my babysitting gig, I wouldn’t have been making any money at all.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
