- present participle of nurse.
nursing
Example Sentences
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The Journal reported this week that 93,000 Haitians on temporary protected status, or TPS, had been working in Florida, including thousands of cooks and nursing assistants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Skoczulek said that the facility's role was to provide Smith with the skilled nursing and long-term care services he required.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the hard-hit western city of Pereira, Andres Cano, a 30-year-old nursing student, acknowledged that the hope of locating survivors "is much lower now."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The second cub died at 3 weeks after he was also removed from Ruby’s care for hand-raising “due to inadequate nursing by the cub,” the zoo said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
How my great-grandmother met my great-grandfather when she was nursing him.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
