care
Usage
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Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.Example Sentences
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Being able to use her foot normally could play a crucial role in her ability to carry and care for her offspring.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The general audience doesn’t seem to care who’s announced as the host — unless it’s someone they’ve openly criticized.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Scottish Ambulance Service said it had dispatched three ambulances, two special operations response teams, a paramedic response unit and a critical care paramedic.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
What if the property has to be sold to pay for nursing-home care for you?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Four hard days, three fitful nights, we took care of Caesar.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“He cares deeply about it,” the Dodgers president said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Sadly, there’s no reason to think that Vance cares, because the other reason his faux-chivalry act was so unconvincing is that he does not seem to like or respect his wife.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
“Demis still cares a lot about Responsible AI and is still planning to be involved,” King wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
"I think he cares about his standing in history," said Galston.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
There’s also the fact that if I say no, he’ll ask Jonah to do it and then it’ll be all about how Jonah cares more about him than I do.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
For Traditional Owners, the same environments form part of a living cultural heritage that continues to be protected and cared for.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
My biggest concern is making sure he is cared for after I’m gone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
"I want to apologise to all those who may have felt, or who even still feel, abandoned or not sufficiently cared for," Defence Minister Margarita Robles told a parliamentary committee.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In my case, the monthly annuity for my estranged daughter will be a reminder, every month for the rest of her life, that her father was still there and still cared about her.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
One of them, Cupid, had been sick a year earlier, and Washington ordered that he be cared for properly and seen by a doctor in the main house.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
Angel City employees, who have been feeding and caring for the cats, have given them wood-themed names.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
They might, in fact, be excellent, caring mothers.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
"At this time, our priority is people: caring for the injured, supporting their families, and continuing search and verification efforts," Justiniano said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
The bird, affectionately nicknamed Kinky because of the kink in its broken wing, was nursed back to health by its two, unusually caring parents.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
And then I was sitting on the dirt, not even caring about all that egg yolk, and then Dad was next to me, because he didn’t care about the yolk, either.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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