foster parent

Example Sentences

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His lawyers said that as the Nigerian authorities had approved him as her foster parent, the English court had no power to take her away.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025

At the time she became foster care ombudsman, she was also a certified foster parent and had also trained people to become foster parents.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 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

Cook’s foster parent, Marie Pilloud of Nebraska, said Cook lived with her until he was 20 or so.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

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

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline