baby-sitter

Example Sentences

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But I do think we have a bigger expectation of what we want when we go out, when we get the baby-sitter, when we pay for parking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

"We all have weekly shifts assigned and there is no limit to the number of hours we can work," says Pizza, who boosts her income helping out as a baby-sitter, cleaner and waiter.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

“It can be rather frustrating to an experienced and normally effective mother to see a young baby-sitter or day care worker doing better with her child than she,” Ames writes.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2021

Find a baby-sitter your 4-year-old enjoys, or a good family you trust to swap child care with — each of you takes in the other’s child for a few hours on a regular basis.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2019

The baby-sitter would sit in front of a painting, sigh a great deal, and sometimes write things down.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett