How to Use care and feeding in a Sentence

care and feeding

noun
  • Brines will share his know-how on the care and feeding of roses.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Under the care and feeding of Jim Dolan, the Knicks have been reduced to a punch line.
    — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019
  • The chain’s care and feeding of employees seems to pay.
    — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
  • But see, the problem with the care and feeding of all those lies -- the Big one and all the rest -- is that the non-belief takes on a life of its own.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The care and feeding of friends and family is one of life’s great pleasures.
    — Olivia Martin, Town & Country, 7 June 2018
  • The boundaries between man and beast, and the care and feeding thereof, have begun to erode.
    — April Long, Town & Country, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The care and feeding of air fell out of public consciousness a long time ago, though.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Wired, 14 Oct. 2020
  • This tiny bat is an orphan and needs constant care and feeding.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • But not at the price of using green mandates to punish non-union workers for the care and feeding of the Teamsters.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Torture is work, and hostages require care and feeding.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The care and feeding of the starting rotation For once, the Rangers don’t go to camp with battles for starting rotation spots.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Feb. 2020
  • In Beck’s film, Ched often talks about the care and feeding of plants as an almost mystical pursuit.
    — Nathan Burstein, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The occasional misstep in care and feeding does not necessarily lead to the loss of the plant.
    — Mike Harrelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Females incubate eggs for three weeks while males provide care and feeding.
    — Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Mar. 2021
  • And my original job description was literally the care and feeding of our artists.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Still, one case that drew notice among this year’s Globes nominations highlights the questions that continue to arise about the group’s care and feeding when awards are involved.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Sesame Workshop hopes Tango leads to modeling of age-appropriate help with pets, their care and feeding.
    — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • The care and feeding of talent was of special importance to Koch who, as a documentary filmmaker, has been to her share of festivals.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Disney has turned itself inside out to reallocate resources to support the care and feeding of Disney Plus.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
  • And if it’s only occurred to you lately — or not at all — that care and feeding of your customers is critical to the growth and profitability of your B2B organization, read on.
    — Forrester, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Bloggers carry so much influence that many senators have a young press aide dedicated to the care and feeding of online media.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
  • This care and feeding requires dedicated staff and funding long after new routines have been placed in production.
    — Mark Settle, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Agile needs constant care and feeding (also known as change management), especially in its first year, and that means picking a transformation partner who can stay on the climb with you.
    — Andrea Fryrear, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But now the artists – not just in this building, but hundreds all across the city – are being kicked out of their subsidized studios, as Moscow officials appear to have decided that the care and feeding of culture is no longer their problem.
    — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2020

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