How to Use care of in a Sentence

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  • Focus on doing what’s best for you and taking better care of yourself and what and who is important to you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
  • Yes, the care of an individual should not be dictated by the government.
    Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Whatever happens, Allen hopes his community in The Zone will be taken care of.
    Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Wes Ball directed the event pic, and has drawn praise from critics for taking good care of one of Hollywood’s enduring franchises.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
  • On the road this summer to support the band’s latest album, 152, Lazzara has learned how to take better care of himself to endure the rigors of being on the road.
    Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 5 July 2024
  • After he was returned to shore, the man was transferred into the care of local emergency medical staff, who transported him to a nearby hospital, officials said.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
  • At the 6th Circuit Court, the key question was who should decide on care of minors: parents and their doctors, state legislators or federal judges.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2024
  • The actor was using ketamine under the care of a physician for the treatment of depression, although the levels of ketamine in his system at the time of his death weren’t related to his last infusion.
    Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Some bluntly wrestled with questions of mortality, and others veered into grandparent mode, admonishing the president to take care of himself.
    Katie Glueck, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The investigators probe the drone with the care of medical examiners, delicately lifting flaps and tugging on electrical wires.
    David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But the Celtics were able to weather it by taking care of the ball.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • In case there is more than one child in the house if the oldest one is able to take care of the rest.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 9 June 2023
  • How to take care of the 102 paper rolls that play the music in the band organ.
    WSJ, 14 June 2023
  • The care of lawns and gardens is a sort of civic religion.
    Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Like, both of us not working and one of us being home to be able to take care of home.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 5 May 2023
  • In the new versions, the rules would apply only to the care of minors, not adults.
    CBS News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • She was subsequently turned over to the care of a friend.
    cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Take better care of your health, and do your best to avoid injury.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Taking care of such a rare piece requires a light hand.
    Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • As a worker, Biden needs to work more on that and take more care of our planet and stop the pipelines.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The thing is, people haven’t figured out how to take care of themselves.
    Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 June 2023
  • This is a good time to focus on taking care of yourself.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
  • Now Peggy doesn’t cook or drive and lives under the care of her longtime boyfriend.
    Robert Kolker, New York Times, 20 July 2023
  • The zoo shared that the species can live around 10 years in the wild but can double its lifespan while under the care of humans.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The man remained at the hospital for care of his injuries.
    cleveland, 26 July 2023
  • Taking care of yourself helps the people around you, right?
    Julia Chan, CNN, 5 May 2023
  • The care of the infants was paid for by the exhibit admission fee.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The two dogs were placed into the care of animal control.
    Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
  • The 80-year-old woman was released into the care of a relative.
    Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 24 June 2024
  • What’s especially frustrating is the perception that the Land Bank seems to show no urgency at the moment in transferring ownership of those properties to people willing to take better care of them.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024

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