sitter

Example Sentences

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A plant sitter who eats her clients’ plants while insisting she’s very good at her job.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Caley could not take time off immediately, so the two were searching for a last-minute sitter.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

After Lorenzo claimed to discern evidence of moral strength, determination and leadership qualities, Orson is said to have remarked that the sitter “would make a roaring abolitionist.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It wasn't Nancy's fault that Johnny Kenny missed an easy chance or that Daizen Maeda spurned a sitter.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 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