babysat

Example Sentences

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Well, first of all, the version of “Mary Poppins” that babysat millions of us wouldn’t exist.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

As a high-schooler in the 1950s, Kay Washburn babysat for 50 hours to afford her $25 dream dress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Once, he babysat for Dreyer’s 3-year old daughter and upon finding out she loved school buses, set out to stop one in the street in order to give her a ride.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

The gig helped put food on the table and pay the rent, but I envied the child she babysat.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2023

Sometimes when I babysat I’d sneak looks at the textbooks of white students who lived in those families.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose