babysat

Example Sentences

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Later, she babysat and washed dishes for an academic couple in exchange for room and board.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 13, 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

While my in-laws happily babysat and spoiled my nieces left and right, my children saw them a grand total of two or three hours a year.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2023

After school, I babysat for a dollar an hour and could usually do the homework then.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls