How to Use in times of need in a Sentence

in times of need

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  • Slot’s go-to method in times of need has always been to attack.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • There are funds available to assist customers in times of need.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 12 Feb. 2024
  • While endowments don’t serve as a blank check, schools can still pull from them in times of need.
    Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Many states share resources, sending teams to other states in times of need.
    Lauren Sommer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The cast is also always there to support each other in times of need.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Helping in times of need sets up an informal pooling of risk.
    Jessica Dulong, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
  • While many are struggling to keep their doors open, these are the places stepping up to feed our city in times of need.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Being a good friend means offering your support in times of need.
    Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Matches and a lighter can help start fire to act as an emergency signal in times of need.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 23 June 2024
  • Matches and a lighter can help start fire to act as an emergency signal in times of need.
    Daniella Segura, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Matches and a lighter can help start fire to act as an emergency signal in times of need.
    Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
  • People help their friends in times of need without expecting to be paid back.
    Athena Aktipis, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Matches and a lighter can help start fire to act as an emergency signal in times of need.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Matches and a lighter can help start fire to act as an emergency signal in times of need.
    Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The friendship would rapidly evolve and the two would come to rely on each other in times of need.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Your generosity to his siblings in times of need has nothing to do with him.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some saw the artwork as a way to reconnect with Tolbert in times of need.
    Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The idea is that the government can tap into these special stashes in times of need.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The purpose of storing up is to give MORE in times of need, not less.
    First Place For Youth, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • For her part, Naturale shares the hope that people will turn to 988 in times of need.
    Kelly Livingston, ABC News, 11 Feb. 2023
  • In the midst of tragedy and heartbreak, New Yorkers will always be there for each other in times of need.
    Avery Newmark, ajc, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Indeed, having at least one person to count on in times of need is one of the top predictors of life satisfaction around the globe.
    Lara B. Aknin, Scientific American, 12 July 2024
  • Metallica, the biggest Bay Area rock act of all time, has a long history of helping out in times of need.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Communal strategies in times of need are how Black people have always thrived, and our mental health reflects that.
    Essence, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Brown said this has been beautiful but heartbreaking to see the community come together in times of need.
    Carmela Karcher, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Sometimes new funders arise or existing funders increase their giving in times of need, so keep looking and asking.
    Katherine Brady, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • There’s value in listening for what Christ teaches us, not just in times of need, but continually.
    Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Despite the challenges, Barron said Baker remains the person others turn to in times of need.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
  • But the flexibility the Ravens have cultivated on both sides of the ball could reveal itself in times of need.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Not only in the skill for the capacity for each faith community to respond if needed, but to stand together in times of need.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2024

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