cultivate

Example Sentences

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Care inspectors inspect the support offered to cultivate safe and healthy relationships in care settings, but there is nothing in law that says people with learning disabilities should be supported with romantic or intimate relationships.

From BBC

Schneider, the retired national guardsman, was interested in the class more to cultivate a hobby and hopes to find a local auctioneer to offer his services to.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is not just a prolific creator but a mogul who owns his own studio, controls casting decisions and has cultivated a public image rooted in faith, morality and philanthropy.

From Salon

His approach to international relations also contrasts starkly with neighbouring regimes, who have cultivated close security ties with Russia and repudiated their previous close partnerships with France.

From BBC

Famously stoic Scandinavians have cultivated concepts like "hygge" -- or coziness -- to get them through the long winter nights.

From Barron's