baby-sit

Example Sentences

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His antics had some people joking that he should come and baby-sit and do domestic chores for them.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2022

"I wouldn’t want to baby-sit — I mean, be married to — anyone else, ever."

From Fox News • Nov. 24, 2021

Chicago parents in a pinch have a bachelor uncle baby-sit their teenage daughter and little ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

But one couple's decision to go out was another's chance to baby-sit; so it became difficult to earn coupons.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2017

“Nobody’s going to baby-sit you here. If you eat you’ll live. If not, you’ll die. This land can provide for you or kill you.”

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen