nurturing

Example Sentences

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“It took a lot of nurturing, a lot of time, a lot of work.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It languished on broadcast TV before landing on Peacock, which patiently spent years nurturing the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Many of those arrested are suspected of romance fraud, where scammers often spend months nurturing a relationship with their targets before slowly encouraging them to hand over money.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

That has got to be one of the most vivid descriptions of a healthy relationship with money: You are nurturing the excess energy from all of the work you have done throughout the years.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Rumsey closed with an appeal for nurturing the artistic temperament in young and old alike, “to stoke that Apollonian ember in all mortal beings.”

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead