How to Use foster in a Sentence

foster

1 of 2 adjective

• The state has the highest number of youth in foster care in the country.
  — Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023
• Michael and his siblings were placed once more in foster care.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• His love of tennis will shine a bright light and help those in L.A.’s foster care system.
  — Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• When Michael was a toddler, he and his four siblings were placed in foster care.
  — Jessica Sager, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• The child will be placed in foster care as a first step toward a permanent home.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 30 June 2023
• With the right support, youth can thrive after foster care.
  — Kitra Cahana, ProPublica, 6 Nov. 2023
• By late April, the trio had moved into Smith's home as his foster children.
  — Joanne Fowler, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
• They have been placed in foster care, according to court records.
  — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• Her children were taken from her and placed in foster care.
  — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• Valinda Young of Millbrook has been an adult foster care provider for three years.
  — Williesha Morris | [e-mail], al, 19 July 2023
• Rory had bounced around the foster care system from the age of 3 until she was adopted at 5.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• One night, their world falls apart, and the film joins Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
• Over the years, Goldie Huff, a waitress at a steakhouse in Williamson, has cared for more than two dozen foster care children.
  — Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2023
• And this country's foster care system that is ready to buckle at the slightest wind.
  — Adiba Nelson, Parents, 3 Apr. 2024
• In late 2015, Jack found that Texas runs an unsafe long-term foster care system.
  — Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
• The agency was looking for a foster placement for a little girl born May 21.
  — Sswindler, oregonlive, 1 June 2023
• The girl was handed over to the Department of Children and Families and has since been placed in foster care.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2024
• Around eight, Michael and his brother went into foster care.
  — Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
• Meanwhile, Wise’s children have now spent nine months in foster care.
  — Stephannie Stokes, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024
• Wendy aged out of foster care in 2019 and moved to Tennessee to be closer to relatives.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• The court ruled 7-2 in the case known as Haaland v. Brackeen, which was brought by a birth mother, foster and adoptive parents, and the state of Texas.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 June 2023
• Meanwhile, Marlo hosts an event to honor those who have been through the foster care system, TV Guide says.
  — Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
• People who were placed in the foster care would also qualify.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2024
• Gia is a single woman trying to regain custody of her two kids, who have been in foster care for some time.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
• In both places, they were known to parent many foster kids (Margie recalls having 15 teenagers at one time in her house), making a career out of it.
  — Paul Schrodt, Vulture, 29 June 2023
• His next romance, back in London, is with his foster sister, whose hot-and-cold spells sustain and frustrate him for years.
  — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• Rodriguez-Singh did at one point lose custody of her children, leading to Noel’s placement as a foster child with Paris.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2024
• Some youth are sent to these treatment programs by their parents; others are foster kids ordered to attend by the courts.
  — Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• Now, if children don’t beat the odds and secure a green card before their 18th birthday, they are transitioned out of the foster care system.
  — Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 6 July 2023
• When the girls were placed into foster care, the county’s Child Welfare Services was legally required to report claims of neglect or abuse to the tribe.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023

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foster

2 of 2 verb

• Such conditions foster the spread of the disease.
• Would you consider fostering a child?
• Smith's mom, Lynn, is also an avid golfer and helped foster her love for the game.
  — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
• On top of their day jobs, the two nuns adopted four children and fostered at least 70 more.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
• He had been placed in an orphanage very early on and, at the age of six, was fostered out to a farmer and his wife in County Kilkenny.
  — Mary Costello, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• The dog is doing great and is currently being fostered.
  — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2023
• The wider spacing also opens up the forest floor to more light, fostering a vibrant ecosystem.
  — Jim Robbins Ian C. Bates, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• Over the years, Leigh Anne Tuohy has used the platform the movie awarded her to advocate for adoption and fostering of children.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
• Townsend said the research for that project fostered an interest in the Black cowboy lifestyle and identity.
  — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 7 July 2023
• What if all these experiences and memories were sewed into the clothes and presented back to the city that fostered them?
  — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• At the same time students have been looking for a path forward -- trying to foster dialogue and dial back the tensions.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2023
• The seat-belt guide keeps the belt in a safe position while still fostering independence as your child is able to buckle themselves in.
  — Ashley Ziegler, Parents, 7 July 2023
• Musk had said earlier Saturday that the reason for rescinding the ban, if the X voters approved, was to foster free speech.
  — Alexa Corse, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2023
• Modern poultry farming, where birds are packed even more tightly than the most crowded penguin colony, fosters the spread of disease.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2024
• In the recording, Ethan introduces himself and talks about his love of fostering animals.
  — Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2024
• Plus, that demand helps foster an industry tone that is more convivial than cutthroat.
  — Valerie Rains, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
• Fosters – Among Hawaii residents, the shelter is looking for people who can foster dogs.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2023
• But when social services come calling, the oldest has to find someone to impersonate their mum to avoid being shipped off to foster care.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
• Planting trees helps people foster a connection with the effort to rebuild.
  — Dan Lambe, Treehugger, 1 June 2023
• Slow, shallow sections of rivers can foster more aquatic insects than faster areas.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
• For many voters, that memory of economic prosperity has helped foster an image of Trump’s era as a more stable time than the stormy present.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
• The aim is to foster feelings of dignity and accountability.
  — Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• Efforts to foster what some observers describe as a personality cult around Xi can be traced to his early days in power.
  — Time, 16 June 2023
• In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Triller has been at the forefront of fostering this convergence.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
• Adults with a valid driver’s license may also apply online to foster an animal.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Jan. 2024
• For him, the closures have fostered resentment and raised questions about wealth, poverty and political power.
  — Sam Metz, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
• Played with wry grandeur by Tim McIntire, Freed unites the musicians and their fans, and fosters new generations of both, in the face of official, racist, and reactionary opposition.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
• But her power moves — and her confidence — have also been fostered by tight groups of collaborators.
  — Emily Lordi, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Knight has spent decades investing in programs and resources to help foster an informed and engaged citizenry.
  — Essence, 19 Oct. 2023
• Ezra would also foster a relationship with Ahsoka, who was working during this time as a Rebel agent by the codename of Fulcrum.
  — William Goodman, Men's Health, 23 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024