1
: the profession of a nurse
schools of nursing
2
: the duties of a nurse
proper nursing is difficult work
Examples of nursing in a Sentence
She has been employed in nursing for several years now.
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Skilled nursing facilities and senior care properties could also see deal delays.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Soon after, the viewer meets Speck (Tobias Jelinek), notorious for murdering eight nursing students at a house outside Chicago in the late 1960s.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
According to Variety, the series picks up 10 years later and follows Jackie, who has now lost her nursing license.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
What is clear at this point is that Susan Smith, who is 67 and has lived in the Redding area, had forged a long career in the nursing field.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
Soon after, the viewer meets Speck (Tobias Jelinek), notorious for murdering eight nursing students at a house outside Chicago in the late 1960s.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
According to Variety, the series picks up 10 years later and follows Jackie, who has now lost her nursing license.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
What is clear at this point is that Susan Smith, who is 67 and has lived in the Redding area, had forged a long career in the nursing field.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nursing
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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