How to Use caretaker in a Sentence

caretaker

noun

• We have a caretaker who watches the place for us while we are away.
• Yet much of the castle still stands, including the original caretaker’s tower.
  — Mike and Wendy Pramik, cleveland, 7 July 2022
• Then a breeze kicks up on a golden June morning, rolling across the South Bend farm field and tumbling toward its caretaker.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
• Lapid is a caretaker prime minister serving while Israel braces for another round of elections later this year.
  — Chris Megerian, ajc, 11 July 2022
• Her ask-rinse-repeat loop is reminiscent of a small child learning to socialize — a process that tests even the most doting caretaker’s patience — rather than an adult peer.
  — Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
• The kids will receive a police escort to the concert, and Lucas Oil staff along with Riley caretakers will help things go smoothly.
  — Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2024
• But some Conservatives argued that Mr. Johnson should not be allowed to stay, even as a caretaker figure.
  — New York Times, 7 July 2022
• The president was greeted by Lapid, the caretaker prime minister who is hoping to hang on to power when Israelis hold their fifth election in three years this fall.
  — Arkansas Online, 14 July 2022
• Safe haven boxes allow parents or caretakers the ability to safely surrender an infant and remain anonymous, but only when the baby is unharmed.
  — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
• Johnson hopes to remain in a caretaker position as his Conservative Party elects a new prime minister, a process that may take roughly two months.
  — Fox News, 7 July 2022
• Biden and Israel's caretaker prime minister, Yair Lapid, will hold a joint news conference and may be pressed on divisions between the two countries.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 14 July 2022
• In the video from All-Nippon News Network, the penguins can be seen turning their beaks away when a caretaker offers them the alternative fish.
  — Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 7 July 2022
• Where things get great for the caretakers is when the gains go over 200%.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 July 2023
• She’s been a housewife and a caretaker the last 30 years.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 7 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Repairs have erased most of the damage, but only a 20-year-old nephew lives there now — as a caretaker.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024