babysitting

Example Sentences

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In his acceptance speech, Kano thanked his mum, "for babysitting right now".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Her version: "He needs somebody there for him 100 percent of the time ... That's not love, it's babysitting."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Happily, you appear to be helping them with babysitting duties while your son-in-law plays the piano on an upper floor.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Ledger is the fantasy: a former NFL player whose hobbies include babysitting Diem, wearing tight shirts and building himself a hilltop dream cabin that will someday belong in Architectural Digest.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Mom still had more than a month in Charleston; we were about to run out of grocery money; and my babysitting income wasn’t making up the difference.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls