babysitting

Example Sentences

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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

A parent who refuses to share basic caregiving responsibilities places an unfair and unrealistic burden on the other partner — and on you, if you are spending time babysitting while he is upstairs.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

And it can feel like babysitting a fleet of agents that are constantly messing up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

I told them that his dad had lost his job, and that I had been sending my babysitting money, but that it was not enough.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda