care package

noun

: a package of useful or pleasurable items that is sent or given as a gift to another (such as a college student)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Once, while preparing a care package to take to her children in New York, Ro turned a couple of frozen Costco flank steaks into bulgogi, thinly slicing the slabs and formulating a marinade to tenderize the tougher cut. —

San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023 Her son, Parsigh, sent her the batteries as part of a care package from Australia that took two months to arrive and also included peanut butter, honey and vitamins. —

Raja Abdulrahim Laura Boushnak, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2022 Yeong-han is recovering from jaw surgery with a care package from his Dallas Fuel family. —

Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2022 One day, one of her tentmates had an odd little self-care package from home. —

John Wenz, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2018 Best of all, 25 cents from every LakeHouse care package is donated to Ambassadors for Children to benefit foster kids in southwest Missouri. —

Jon Langston, Car and Driver, 3 Jan. 2023 The benefits included in the preventive care package are available just one day after purchasing the policy. —

Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2023 For Lopez, whose family is from Honduras, the care package was a lifeline. —

Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2022 This care package is chock full of classic treats to satisfy their sweet and salty cravings. —

Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 6 Oct. 2022 See More

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