as in nannies
a person employed to care for a young child or children
we'll be going to the movie if we can get a sitter for the kids
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Recent Examples of sitters
In recent years, Leibovitz has come under fire for her photographic portrayal of Black and Brown sitters.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
This is such a game-changer for fidgety sitters.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
This tells us that there’s a tremendous perception gap to bridge, and shoppers need help crossing it to make an electric vehicle a real option for fence-sitters.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Tom Carpenter Arranging kennels or pet sitters can be a costly hassle for those leaving pets behind at home.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
For one thing, arranging kennels or pet sitters can be a costly hassle for those leaving animals behind.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
These fence sitters, however, have a stake in maintaining the nuclear taboo.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2022
Leah Dolan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
This is such a game-changer for fidgety sitters.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage.
—Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
This tells us that there’s a tremendous perception gap to bridge, and shoppers need help crossing it to make an electric vehicle a real option for fence-sitters.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Tom Carpenter Arranging kennels or pet sitters can be a costly hassle for those leaving pets behind at home.
—Josh Feldman, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
For one thing, arranging kennels or pet sitters can be a costly hassle for those leaving animals behind.
—Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2024
These fence sitters, however, have a stake in maintaining the nuclear taboo.
—Richard K. Betts, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2022
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