house-sit
Britishverb
Other Word Forms
- house-sitter noun
Example Sentences
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Recently, my adult daughter agreed to house-sit for friends in Culver City.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
Former butcher Barry Parkes, 68, who lost his house, two vehicles and his Harley Davidson motorcycle, said friends had asked him to house-sit for them.
From Reuters • Jan. 16, 2020
After being hospitalized for a nervous breakdown, he emerges from a mental ward and travels to Los Angeles for an extended stay, to house-sit the lavish home of his much more successful younger brother.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 15, 2019
Since she used to house-sit for them, she knew she would feel comfortable in Glebewood.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017
The other day, Mr. Pastore announced that he had found a local building owner who was going to let him house-sit his apartment, which meant a couple of weeks off the hill.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2014
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