sitter

Example Sentences

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But first, how do we get from unemployed house sitter to impending Italian nuptials?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

But it was only by chance that I was by myself when my phone buzzed and displayed an on-screen message with some additional questions from the dog sitter I’d booked for our trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Rangers had to rely on a penalty save and Hibs missing a close-range sitter to leave EH7 with a 1-0 win.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

A reliable pet sitter, especially at the last minute, is as hard to come by as a free street parking spot in Koreatown on a Friday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025

And nobody else was talking either; no mention about the laundry workers who appeared and disappeared; no mention about the sitter.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston