How to Use caregiver in a Sentence

caregiver

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  • When she got sick her husband became her primary caregiver.
  • It’s the tension of wanting to be the good daughter and make the right choices (as a caregiver).
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2022
  • Most dogs also have a favorite person, which is not always their owner or main caregiver.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • When a person is thrust into the role of caregiver, they will be allowed to pull back on the hours without any pushback.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • Some lived in private homes, including Harris and the widow of a man Chemirmir had cared for in his job as an at-home caregiver.
    — NBC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Over the year and a half between Johnny’s diagnosis and his death, Klári was his unflagging caregiver.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2022
  • When grandparents spend time at senior centers even their caregiver’s quality of life can be positively impacted, one study found.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
  • But beyond those headlines are far more children who survive chronic neglect, children deprived of the basic care a parent or caregiver is expected to provide.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The payments are similar to traditional child support, in which a parent pays the primary caregiver of their child until that child becomes a legal adult at 18.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • In some cases, the military rejects either the patient or, in the case of children, the caregivers accompanying them on vague security grounds or with no explanation.
    — Wafaa Shurafa and Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • More than half of caregivers in the study said the same.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Note that since the seat is low to the ground, caregivers will have to bend over quite a bit to get the baby in and out.
    — Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The caregiver must live in the same house as the patient and be at least 18 years old.
    — Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Keanu loves to learn new songs from both his caregivers and peers.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Some caregivers may even have to leave the house before their kids are off to school.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In some of the cases reviewed by NBC News, caregivers placed the loungers inside a crib.
    — Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 25 May 2023
  • Her caregiver had gone to the home, around 4:30 p.m. to check on her and discovered the home on fire.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The frontline caregivers often bear the brunt of the fallout when something goes wrong.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • During that time, the caregiver's dogs attacked and mauled the 7-month-old.
    — Steve Helling, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Here are our editors' pick for the top five Mother's Day gifts for the caregivers in your life.
    — USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
  • Almost 40 percent of caregivers of older adults are men, and a third of that group is Black.
    — Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 21 May 2024
  • Parents and caregivers know that screen-time rules for toddlers can be tricky.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Even before the pandemic, more than one in six full-time workers in the U.S. are caregivers.
    — Bill Novelli, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Three out of the five caregivers who are identified in the DCF report are named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
    — Chandelis Duster, CNN, 21 June 2024
  • Parents or caregivers don’t need to read the exact words; rather tell the story from what is pictured.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • So to sum up: If caregivers look lonely at the park, maybe invite them into the social scene.
    — Alex Hazlett, Parents, 12 June 2023
  • In some cases, switching up the caregiver who does drop-off might help.
    — Pamela Kruger, Parents, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Uniqueness: Gift-giving is the time to splurge or surprise new parents and caregivers.
    — Maya Polton, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
  • My father-in-law, 78, was a caregiver for 10 years before his wife died five years ago.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Over the past five years, the actor was a devoted caregiver until his dad died last summer at the age of 89.
    — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023

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