sitter

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

"We made arrangements in terms of time off work. We've got a cat sitter sorted and everything else," the 63-year-old told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But it was only by chance that I was by myself when my phone buzzed and displayed an on-screen message with some additional questions from the dog sitter I’d booked for our trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He was fortunate to still be there after Harry Brook dropped a sitter in the slips, the latest in a long line of fielding blunders by England this series, before starting to play his shots.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The hulk, the hunching sitter, brought a third box now, to rest his feet on.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston