sitter

Example Sentences

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Against a somber, black background, the sitter comes vividly alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

In last year's Hundred her captain at Southern Brave, Georgia Adams, let her be her dog sitter - not a role you'd give to every teenager.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

If I have a sitter, I might go out to dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Henri the painter was occupied, for Holman’s Department Store had employed not a flag-pole sitter but a flag-pole skater.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck