tending

Example Sentences

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Tending crops by day then logging on for a night shift of data labelling, 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indian workforce helping power an artificial intelligence revolution.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Tending to her gym’s front desk one recent afternoon, she said she has taken the advice to heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

Tending to the peaceful community garden is a far cry from the harvesting Morales does for her livelihood.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

Tending to plants — whether outdoors in a backyard or indoors with a collection of houseplants — when we are mourning can be a powerful way to work through our emotions.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

Tending chickens was something Naomi knew how to do, a small way to be useful.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez