nursed

Example Sentences

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Eleanor Nash, community ranger at Forestry England, said beaver kits were nursed for about two to three months.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

“As a mom who nursed two babies, I know the stress of traveling when babies get hungry,” Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

They don't need to: the pups will happily take turns being nursed from the same mammary gland, and this devoted and well-cared-for mother spends plenty of time with each of her many, many beloved children.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

She had him at her mercy, and could have nursed him day and night.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White