How to Use provide for in a Sentence

provide for

verb
  • The eyewall winds provide for more than a bumpy ride.
    — Scott Withers, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Breakfast and lunch will be provided for this 8-hour course.
    — Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Instructions have been provided for what to do if a match is found.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The language of the statutes is -- does not provide for timeouts like in a football game.
    — ABC News, 3 May 2026
  • Children’s seatbelts and car seats are provided for pick-ups.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 June 2026
  • No timeline was provided for when the prisoners will be freed.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Downing Street staff provide for his food and veterinary care.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • No timeline was provided for the closure.
    — Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 18 May 2026
  • No details were provided for why he was suspended.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • This led Czar to have a passion for unions and the support for they can provide for labor workers.
    — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • The couple held off on wedding plans in order to provide for their 10 children.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
  • The plan mostly provided for the couple's basic needs.
    — Andrew Jones, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • The plan mostly provided for the couple’s basic needs.
    — Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
  • The victim’s days revolved around providing for her daughter.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Plus, annual firmware updates are provided for free.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • No further details were provided for Douglas' cause of death.
    — Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 24 May 2026
  • Even more struggle to provide for themselves when their health prevents them from mobility.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
  • The state currently has three districts, which would provide for a seven-member court – the same size the court is today.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • No official dates have been provided for the series' premieres.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • They were married 38 years and were never wealthy, but provided for the family.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
  • No reason was provided for either closure.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026
  • No details were provided for Dawkins’ new extension.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026
  • There is no restaurant in the building, but vouchers are provided for an inclusive breakfast at one of two local cafés.
    — Nick Hendry, TheWeek, 10 July 2026
  • The new evacuations were carried out by road, with boat shuttles provided for people who could not travel by their own means.
    — ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • Everything is sold by the pound, and paper bags and latex gloves are provided for customers to safely choose and bag their choices.
    — Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Clark offers financial support to Floyd, who is saddled with debt and unable to provide for his wife and stepson.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • If he was dismissed without cause, his contract provides for a minimum 12-month payout.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • Björk stars as Selma, an immigrant mother losing her vision while trying to provide for her son.
    — Lea Tran, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • The plaintiffs also said that the address the city provided for the annexation is part of a parcel that the city already owned.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Government ration books that once provided for a healthy diet and kept families fully fed for a month are now shrinking.
    — Danica Coto, Fortune, 3 May 2026

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