How to Use nurse in a Sentence
- The nurse will take your blood pressure before the doctor sees you.
- Nurse, may I have some water?
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Call your provider's nurse help line.
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Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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Fish nurse their young in these roots.
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Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Why did the nurse need a red pen?
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Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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The nurse smiles, but glances at the clock.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The nurse asked the man to raise his arm again.
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Darrell Smith
may 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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His heart was singing from his break as a nurse.
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Charleen Richey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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She’s worked as a nurse for 45 years.
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Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Or could this be part of the plot the nurse was in on?
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Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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The male nurse held the pillow.
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Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The male nurse muted the sound.
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Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Male nurses wear a white shirt and pants.
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Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
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The female nurse raised her head.
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Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The female nurse washed her neck.
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Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Mom was a nurse and dad worked in a shipyard.
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Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Jan. 2026
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The male nurse would take her blood pressure.
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Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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At any rate, that’s what the nurse’s room was like in my school.
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Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Speak to the nurse and tell her what’s your issue.
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Darrell Smith
may 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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The nurse held the child's hand to comfort her.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The male nurse pulled up her arms and washed her stomach.
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Laura Vazquez,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And please thank your sister for her work as a nurse.
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Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The man groaned again when the nurse touched his elbow.
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Darrell Smith
may 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Waldorf asked, her eyes locked with those of the nurse.
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Kavitha Surana,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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Not any one doctor, not any one nurse, not any one team.
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Cara Anthony,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Not any one doctor, not any one nurse, not any one team.
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Cara Anthony,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Not any one doctor, not any one nurse, not any one team.
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Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ed Gein did not kill a nurse in real life.
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Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
6 Oct. 2025
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The ones that nurses rub on your arm before a shot?
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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But where are those nurses supposed to come from?
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Barb Clapp,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
- The dog nursed her puppies.
- The puppies nursed for eight weeks.
- The couple nursed the business through hard times.
- The baby nursed for several months.
- She is nursing her son through his illness.
- He nursed the farm back to productivity.
- The team nursed a 1–0 lead until the last inning.
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Perez is nursing a sore right thumb.
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Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2026
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But first, she's got to nurse this hangover.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
11 Dec. 2025
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The man could nurse grudges for years, even after his foes had died.
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Mark Barna,
Discover Magazine,
16 Dec. 2022
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Kershaw nursed the one-run lead through six innings.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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Composers from more stable lands nursed their own fears.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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At home, his family helped care for her and nurse her back to health.
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Kendall Malinchock,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Gabriel, too, is nursing a hamstring.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the toll winter can take on your skin—and how to nurse it back to health.
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Korin Miller,
Health,
14 Feb. 2024
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Cancer also changed her plans to nurse Eloise.
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Abby Roedel,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Smith has missed the last nine games over a month, nursing a stress fracture in her left foot.
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Chloe Peterson,
The Indianapolis Star,
9 Aug. 2023
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The off week allows players to nurse their nicks and bruises.
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San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2022
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If someone is nursing a ginger ale for an hour, then all bets are off.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2023
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The dog mom nursed, cleaned, and cuddled the kitten until his death.
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Kelli Bender,
Peoplemag,
19 Apr. 2023
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Not for a veteran rest day, not to nurse his back during a practice.
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Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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Smart was nursing a right ankle contusion that kept him out of nine games.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Her mom, Doris Flores, had tried nursing her to calm her down.
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Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Some are mothers who are unable to nurse, while others are dying of hunger.
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Andrea Mitchell,
NBC News,
7 Sep. 2023
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Miller is nursing a groin injury and missed his first nine shots of the tournament.
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John Zenor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2023
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Miller has been nursing a groin injury and missed his first nine shots of the tournament.
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Mark Heim | [email protected],
al,
19 Mar. 2023
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But less than 24 hours later, Zoe nursed her newborn for the first time.
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Dana Hedgpeth,
Washington Post,
1 Apr. 2023
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Unable to nurse because of chemo, Sanders was gifted breast milk from two of her friends.
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Eileen Finan,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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James is nursing a shoulder ailment.
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Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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Growing offspring will nurse when hungry, play like puppies and nap in the shade of the old oak trees.
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Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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