care
Usage
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Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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The child was born with Amish lethal microcephaly, a rare genetic disorder associated with a severely shortened life expectancy, and had been receiving palliative care since shortly after birth.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Hospitals aren’t allowed to refuse emergency care based on payment status.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The Leger Legends Classified Stakes is a race for ex-professional jockeys raising money for charities including the Injured Jockeys Fund and Jack Berry House, which provide care, rehabilitation and support for injured jockeys.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
He is only 18, but it is his job now to care for his family’s farm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The care lines, the grief lines, the deep hollows of hunger and disease were simply gone.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“He cares deeply about it,” the Dodgers president said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sadly, there’s no reason to think that Vance cares, because the other reason his faux-chivalry act was so unconvincing is that he does not seem to like or respect his wife.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
I have spent most of my life rooting for anonymous Padres and Chargers squads that nobody in the national media cares about.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Demis still cares a lot about Responsible AI and is still planning to be involved,” King wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Auntie North is never wrong. She’s the only person who cares for me.”
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
For Traditional Owners, the same environments form part of a living cultural heritage that continues to be protected and cared for.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
I never cared for the Angels, but I always wanted them to do well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
"In the early years, the Malaysians were our friends. They cared for our children. But it's changed," Irhan says.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In my case, the monthly annuity for my estranged daughter will be a reminder, every month for the rest of her life, that her father was still there and still cared about her.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
I tried to talk to Klawde about it, but all he cared about was the teleporter.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
“He was just an incredible, kind, loving, caring person,” said his wife Olivia Flores Jourdane.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
They might, in fact, be excellent, caring mothers.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Still, she says caring for Honey is by far her biggest expense aside from rent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
"At this time, our priority is people: caring for the injured, supporting their families, and continuing search and verification efforts," Justiniano said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
When Joey dies, her daughter, Cynthia, is alive across the ocean in the Philippines, now caring for her own children.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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