How to Use caretaker in a Sentence

caretaker

noun
  • We have a caretaker who watches the place for us while we are away.
  • The caretaker listened to the dog’s heart with a stethoscope, poked it once in the eye, then pronounced it dead.
    Lizzie Johnson, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Adar then took it upon himself to become a caretaker and father figure for orcs.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Tell us what makes your product unique, share how your product helps caretakers, and make sure to add appropriate links.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 7 Oct. 2024
  • There is also a two-bedroom guest/caretaker’s apartment located above the three-car garage.
    Kellie Speed, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • When left alone or when separated from his caretaker, a dog with separation anxiety might bark or howl.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Matty painted herself to new law firm colleagues as the broke widow of a cheating husband, and caretaker for her late daughter’s brat of a son.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The majority of these caretakers, around 59%, are women.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The dog's caretaker arrived shortly after and helped police corral the animals, Hawkins said.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • His caretaker Connie Luongo helped him into his chair in this photograph.
    Jack Thomas, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The couple, who lived in Victoria, moved to the Hamptons to work as estate caretakers, and the work is believed to have been hanging in the barn since.
    News Desk, Artforum, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Emily Lopez-Cruz, who has been the round-the-clock caretaker for Mikey since the accident, is equally amazing in Garza’s eyes.
    Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Hernandez said Councilman Paul Krekorian would make a good caretaker in the coming months.
    Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Authorities accused Del Prete of shaking the 4-month-old at the day care facility where Del Prete served as a caretaker.
    Rosemary Sobol, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Where things get great for the caretakers is when the gains go over 200%.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 July 2023
  • Some people think the caretakers of the course have tricks to make sure the azaleas are in bloom at the same time each year.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Spotting a rose, the caretaker was asked who brought it.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
  • But the pearlies argue over which group is the rightful caretaker of the pearly legacy.
    Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The one with the main house clocks in at $72 million, while the rest of the compound, which includes the guest dwelling and caretaker’s house, can be yours for $33 million.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Chau plays Liz, a caretaker and friend to a man with obesity.
    Samantha Kubota, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Zoe watched the videos with interest, and when caretakers switched the TV to something else and then put the birthing videos back on, Zoe came over and watched again.
    Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The fire, which killed at least 115 people, turned all that to a toxic, ashy tableau and scattered its caretakers.
    Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • There were no caretakers or guardians at the scene when deputies arrived, the sheriff's office said.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • And then there’s his flip-flopping over whether his appointee would be a caretaker or not.
    Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • After five weeks, my mom took my place as Mamie’s at-home caretaker.
    Marion Renault, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Almost all of his life, he's been the sole caretaker, provider, and protector for Sam.
    William Goodman, Men's Health, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Nasr’s takeover shocks the elderly caretaker and incenses Yara, who dares to stand up to the street thug.
    Alissa Simon, Variety, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The social commentary and all of that is the glow around the thing at the center, which is the story of a man who’s asked to be the caretaker of his family.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The other, a woman grappling with her role as the caretaker of her ill husband.
    Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Police did not say whether the child was with family, caretakers or alone when she was found.
    Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023

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