looking after
Example Sentences
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A woman has been found not guilty of murdering her elderly mother after deciding she "couldn't go on" looking after her.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Their mother, whom Jerry has been looking after, is dying, and there are medical bills that need to be straightened out.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Barbie Cominsky, who worked alongside Pommier at the agency, said she took a maternal approach to her models—both in looking after them and setting expectations for what it took to work in the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"Unfortunately, there's a lot of misinformation given to new owners about looking after them," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
No one in the Tallis household was looking after the Quincey twins, and to conceal her guilt she said brightly, “We’ll never find anything with the room in this state.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
