- present participle of care.
caring
Example Sentences
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"We've been brought up with this ridiculous 'good girl' stuff… indoctrinated in this idea of being good, polite, kind, thoughtful, caring," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Grassroots and volunteer organizations have been founded for visiting the wounded in hospitals, caring for children who lost parents, helping rebuild war-affected areas and many other causes related to the massacre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
And in Alabama, where one woman has been caring for an old co-worker’s 2-year-old for nearly a year since ICE picked up the baby’s mother while she was on a grocery run.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
“She dedicated herself to caring for others and made a lasting impression on her coworkers, students, patients, and so many others throughout our organization,” the department said in a statement Friday evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Suddenly he starts to talk himself into caring less about it.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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