How to Use provide for in a Sentence

provide for

phrasal verb

• He’s been able to have a steady job and provide for our family.
  — Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• School officials said support has been provided for his classmates and friends at the school.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 6 Sep. 2023
• 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
• The performances were pretty epic, though, and provided for a great showdown.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 May 2024
• So it’s been amazing to see the growth, but also the usage standpoint, the utility and the connections it’s provided for our users.
  — Crystal B. Shepeard, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2023
• But the inability to pay off his debts and provide for his partner and their 4-month-old baby in Ecuador quickly began to weigh on him.
  — Andrew Silverstein, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• When Rosalynn was 13 years old, her father died of leukemia, leaving her mother to provide for the family.
  — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2023
• Bud really works as a vampire hunter, and spends his days killing vampires to earn enough money to provide for his daughter.
  — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2023
• This provides for a reasonable amount of dry powder to cover cost overruns.
  — Tim Carter, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
• But Teresa says Todd Smith struggled to provide for his young family.
  — Gary Wynn, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2023
• Her husband, my husband’s brother, is a kind and gentle man who works hard to provide for his family.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
• The contract provides for a commission of 5 percent, which includes the commission for the buyer’s agent.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
• The first was whether to amend the Constitution’s Article 41 to provide for a wider concept of family.
  — Megan Specia, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• That’s down from the beefed-up allocation of $8 billion that Congress provided for the year before.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 11 July 2023
• At the end of episode 2, Natascha Hardee joked on camera that chairs should be provided for the rose ceremonies, which famously run late into the night.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
• Masks are required and provided for all patients with illness symptoms, the news release said.
  — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024
• Far harder is building a new government that can provide for its people and ensure long-term peace.
  — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 4 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024