soup kitchen

noun

: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy

Examples of soup kitchen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One day, after scavenging a trunk full of bananas threatening to go mushy, Tubbs drove them over to Food Not Bombs, an anti-capitalist soup kitchen founded upon the anarchist principle of mutual aid. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Their support comes at a critical time, with visits to New York City soup kitchens and food pantries near record highs and expected to increase further in response to federal funding cuts. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

In recent years, visits to food pantries and soup kitchens have increased 84%, on average per month, compared to pre-pandemic levels. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Tariq Abuzeid had spent years helping others, raising money to run soup kitchens out of his house and distributing medicine to the sick. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for soup kitchen

• cowichan
• kitchin