How to Use foster in a Sentence

foster

1 of 2 adjective
  • The state has the highest number of youth in foster care in the country.
    Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Michael and his siblings were placed once more in foster care.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • His love of tennis will shine a bright light and help those in L.A.’s foster care system.
    Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
  • When Michael was a toddler, he and his four siblings were placed in foster care.
    Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The child will be placed in foster care as a first step toward a permanent home.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 30 June 2023
  • With the right support, youth can thrive after foster care.
    Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
  • By late April, the trio had moved into Smith's home as his foster children.
    Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • They have been placed in foster care, according to court records.
    Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • Her children were taken from her and placed in foster care.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Valinda Young of Millbrook has been an adult foster care provider for three years.
    Williesha Morris | Wmorris@al.com, al, 19 July 2023
  • Rory had bounced around the foster care system from the age of 3 until she was adopted at 5.
    Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
  • One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Over the years, Goldie Huff, a waitress at a steakhouse in Williamson, has cared for more than two dozen foster care children.
    Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023
  • And this country's foster care system that is ready to buckle at the slightest wind.
    Adiba Nelson, Parents, 3 Apr. 2024
  • In late 2015, Jack found that Texas runs an unsafe long-term foster care system.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
  • The agency was looking for a foster placement for a little girl born May 21.
    Sswindler, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
  • The girl was handed over to the Department of Children and Families and has since been placed in foster care.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Around eight, Michael and his brother went into foster care.
    Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Wise’s children have now spent nine months in foster care.
    Stephannie Stokes, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Wendy aged out of foster care in 2019 and moved to Tennessee to be closer to relatives.
    Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
  • The court ruled 7-2 in the case known as Haaland v. Brackeen, which was brought by a birth mother, foster and adoptive parents, and the state of Texas.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 June 2023
  • Meanwhile, Marlo hosts an event to honor those who have been through the foster care system, TV Guide says.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
  • People who were placed in the foster care would also qualify.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Gia is a single woman trying to regain custody of her two kids, who have been in foster care for some time.
    Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • In both places, they were known to parent many foster kids (Margie recalls having 15 teenagers at one time in her house), making a career out of it.
    Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 29 June 2023
  • His next romance, back in London, is with his foster sister, whose hot-and-cold spells sustain and frustrate him for years.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Rodriguez-Singh did at one point lose custody of her children, leading to Noel’s placement as a foster child with Paris.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Some youth are sent to these treatment programs by their parents; others are foster kids ordered to attend by the courts.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Now, if children don’t beat the odds and secure a green card before their 18th birthday, they are transitioned out of the foster care system.
    Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 6 July 2023
  • When the girls were placed into foster care, the county’s Child Welfare Services was legally required to report claims of neglect or abuse to the tribe.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
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foster

2 of 2 verb
  • Such conditions foster the spread of the disease.
  • Would you consider fostering a child?
  • Smith's mom, Lynn, is also an avid golfer and helped foster her love for the game.
    Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • On top of their day jobs, the two nuns adopted four children and fostered at least 70 more.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
  • He had been placed in an orphanage very early on and, at the age of six, was fostered out to a farmer and his wife in County Kilkenny.
    Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The dog is doing great and is currently being fostered.
    CBS News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The wider spacing also opens up the forest floor to more light, fostering a vibrant ecosystem.
    Jim Robbins Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Over the years, Leigh Anne Tuohy has used the platform the movie awarded her to advocate for adoption and fostering of children.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Townsend said the research for that project fostered an interest in the Black cowboy lifestyle and identity.
    José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
  • What if all these experiences and memories were sewed into the clothes and presented back to the city that fostered them?
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • At the same time students have been looking for a path forward -- trying to foster dialogue and dial back the tensions.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The seat-belt guide keeps the belt in a safe position while still fostering independence as your child is able to buckle themselves in.
    Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 7 July 2023
  • Musk had said earlier Saturday that the reason for rescinding the ban, if the X voters approved, was to foster free speech.
    Alexa Corse, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Modern poultry farming, where birds are packed even more tightly than the most crowded penguin colony, fosters the spread of disease.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In the recording, Ethan introduces himself and talks about his love of fostering animals.
    Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Plus, that demand helps foster an industry tone that is more convivial than cutthroat.
    Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Fosters – Among Hawaii residents, the shelter is looking for people who can foster dogs.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But when social services come calling, the oldest has to find someone to impersonate their mum to avoid being shipped off to foster care.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Planting trees helps people foster a connection with the effort to rebuild.
    Dan Lambe, Treehugger, 1 June 2023
  • Slow, shallow sections of rivers can foster more aquatic insects than faster areas.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
  • For many voters, that memory of economic prosperity has helped foster an image of Trump’s era as a more stable time than the stormy present.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The aim is to foster feelings of dignity and accountability.
    Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Efforts to foster what some observers describe as a personality cult around Xi can be traced to his early days in power.
    Time, 16 June 2023
  • In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Triller has been at the forefront of fostering this convergence.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
  • Adults with a valid driver’s license may also apply online to foster an animal.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
  • For him, the closures have fostered resentment and raised questions about wealth, poverty and political power.
    Sam Metz, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Played with wry grandeur by Tim McIntire, Freed unites the musicians and their fans, and fosters new generations of both, in the face of official, racist, and reactionary opposition.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But her power moves — and her confidence — have also been fostered by tight groups of collaborators.
    Emily Lordi, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Area garden clubs foster the joy of gardening through their interactions with the community, offering advice and guidance for both novices and those who already have a green thumb.
    Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
  • According to the Tomodachi website, the Tomodachi Rainbow program aims to foster long-term friendships with Hawaii's children through outdoor activities and camping in the state's natural beauty.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024

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