How to Use provide for in a Sentence

provide for

phrasal verb
  • But his desire to provide for his kid the right way led him to pick the pen back up.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The board responded that the law doesn’t provide for such a stay.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • The unique loyalty that fans of artists provide for many is not a small feat.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 25 June 2024
  • The odds were that the content was provided for a purpose.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
  • He’s been able to have a steady job and provide for our family.
    Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • And the point here was NATO countries need to step up and provide for their self-defense.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The second phase of the program is to make sure the families are able to provide for themselves.
    David Aaro, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • To have a home, to afford a car, to provide for a child who would struggle to walk or speak, going north was the only way.
    Seth Freed Wessler, ProPublica, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Graves was a single mother of three who worked three jobs to provide for her children.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Grant wants to have a future centered around family and wants to be able to provide for them.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Things took a turn when Umansky was fired from his job and was no longer able to provide for his family.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Some have children or grandchildren to help provide for them in their old age.
    Miriam Jordan Adam Perez, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • At one point in his life, Jeezy provided for almost 20 people who lived in his home.
    Taylor Crumpton, Essence, 26 July 2023
  • The third phase would then provide for the reconstruction of Gaza and Hamas would return of the bodies of the remaining dead hostages.
    Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 1 June 2024
  • The laws provide for some limited exceptions to save the health and life of a pregnant woman.
    J. David Goodman, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
  • His family was struggling to pay bills at home and provide for their household of six.
    Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024
  • No new dates were provided for the North American shows.
    Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Cleanup equipment will be provided for anyone who wants to help, House said.
    Caya Craig and Alauna Marable, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The contract will also provide for a legal fund to give them access to counsel.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2024
  • That provides for a much less draining, better work-life balance.
    Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2023
  • Gypsy’s dad and stepmom, who forged a strong bond with her over the past eight years while providing for her needs in prison, were initially against the union.
    Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The parcel’s southern border touches both the 24-7 Trail and the Flying Dog Loop and could provide for spur or connector trails to those routes.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Use your own orthotic insole or the one provided for great support from toe to heel.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
  • School officials said support has been provided for his classmates and friends at the school.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
  • If one or both of you have kids, both partners need to be clear about how the children and the surviving partner will (or won’t) be provided for in the estate.
    Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 20 July 2024
  • Fritz wants to protect and provide for his boys with sports; their mother Doris (Maura Tierney) puts her faith in Jesus to take care of her sons.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • At some point, the US squad will also have to develop a threat from distance, a weapon Carli Lloyd provided for more than a decade.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
  • Keep in Mind The hose provided for continuous draining is a bit short.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2023
  • All of the drinks, mainly alcoholic, and food, mainly fancy meats and cheeses, were provided for free during the evening’s two-hour anniversary celebration.
    R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Since females typically desire partners who are capable of providing for a family, a large number of young men may end up single.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024

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