minister to

phrasal verb

ministered to; ministering to; ministers to

: to help or care for (someone or something)

She devoted herself to ministering to the poor and sick.

The nurse ministered to his wounds.

Examples of minister to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Part of the idea for the Brownsville mission was for Strassburger to minister to the people in those camps, But, when the young priest arrived on the border, there was a new President, who, hours after his Inauguration, suspended the M.P.P. —

Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024 In the early 1920s, taking a break from statewide office, Hunt served as the U.S. minister to Siam (today’s Thailand). —

Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024 That allowed eurozone finance ministers to paper over their national and structural differences on sovereign debt and competitiveness. —

Matthias Matthijs, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2023 Not-so-mysteriously, Alys was there to minister to Grover at the end and it’s been three days. —

Omar L. Gallaga, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for minister to

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