housesitter

Example Sentences

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It was our housesitter — well, dog-sitter; our house can take care of itself — who texted us with the news.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2022

“The Bachelor” starts off with an unnamed narrator beginning a stint as a housesitter for a friend of his mother’s.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2021

Preparing for a big business trip, a successful editor believes he’s found the perfect housesitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2020

His prices were outrageous, but I agreed since my regular housesitter was out of town.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2019

In what is just the latest symptom of San Francisco’s overheated property market, John and Ed discovered that their housesitter had rented out their apartment while they were away, charging $2,000 for five days.

From The Guardian • Sep. 17, 2015