How to Use care of in a Sentence

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  • As touching as her teenaged plea was, with five children in our house, the budget for acrylic nails—or regular nail care of any kind—was just not there.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Bsn, Parents, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Additional donations will help support the storage and care of the collection.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Take better care of yourself by eliminating excess stress and unnecessary bullying or criticism from your life.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Larraín exquisitely composes every image, placing the fragile figure of Maria in jewel box settings that are framed with the lush care of a Rococo painting.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • So the Heat played it safe, avoided the hard cap, took care of Caleb Martin, and let things play out.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Both the staff and the people entrusted to the care of New York City deserve better.
    Hilly Haber, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
  • 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 venue is closing for the evening, please take care of yourselves and return home safely.
    Brandon Livesay, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 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 time the hatchlings spend under the care of the team helps get them through their most vulnerable stage of life.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 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
  • How many millions of people are taking care of people on the thinnest of threads?
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 May 2023
  • The yacht, in care of the Egyptian Navy, occasionally goes to sea for a day or two.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The pair worked odd jobs on the side and helped take care of their mother, who had been diagnosed with cancer.
    Emilie Eaton, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2023
  • Storer said that once the casting was taken care of, the focus shifted to the episode’s other star: the food.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023

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