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

“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

Michelle Raftery, who was a foster parent to Harmony Montgomery, attended Kayla’s hearing and cried as she heard the parole board’s decision.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 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

I even forgot about the ice cream, which Mrs. Moss had only offered in front of the worker to make it seem like she was a good foster parent.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter