foster parent

Example Sentences

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Brick expert Harp was delighted to hear Lucy was safe, especially given his own experiences as a long-term foster parent.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

“These children are going to suffer the most,” Lewis, a veteran foster parent, said from her 13-year-old foster daughter’s upstairs bedroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

“I was shocked,” said Jason White, a foster parent to Fernandez.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

She also was a beloved foster parent, taking in nearly three dozen children and being honored with the state’s Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

He’s the one, Molly knows, who wanted to be a foster parent.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline