How to Use the Red Cross in a Sentence

the Red Cross

noun
  • The center will be open during the day through the rest of this week, the Red Cross said in an email.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2025
  • Hamas agreed to allow the Red Cross access to these hostages while the pause was in place.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Police say all the residents made it out safe and are now on the care of the Red Cross.
    Nbc New York, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Partnering with the Red Cross is a way to say thank you and pass the help forward.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
  • The line for those seeking housing support at the Red Cross was four hours long.
    Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Many had spent the night at the station, wrapped in blankets provided by the Red Cross.
    Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Tents have been set up nearby for those displaced by the landslide, the Red Cross said.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The chaotic handover to the Red Cross sparked outrage in Israel.
    Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Israel thanks Egypt for its help and the Red Cross for its life-saving efforts, the statement said.
    Dov Lieber, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Residents in the first home did not need help from the Red Cross, fire officials said.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
  • While some 80 survivors made it to shore, according to the Red Cross, the death toll was almost certain to rise.
    Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The hostages were then driven by the Red Cross to Israeli troops stationed in the territory.
    Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Ten people across four families were displaced and helped by the Red Cross.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
  • If your pipe does burst, the Red Cross advises turning off your water at the main valve and calling a plumber.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Well, the relatives of the hostages are demanding that the Red Cross get in to be able to assess their condition.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross is one of the groups trying to help.
    Adam Sella, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The three eighth-graders were due to present a check to the Red Cross on Feb. 28, and to receive certificates of appreciation from same.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Ukraine has requested that the Red Cross and the United Nations be granted access.
    Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Many people gave money to help locals who'd lost all their possessions, known to them or known by their friends, rather than to, say, the Red Cross.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2024
  • After the devastating 2010 earthquake, they were joined by the Red Cross and Oxfam.
    Nathan H. Dize, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Three other adults were displaced in the fire and are receiving aid from the Red Cross, according to the fire department.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Hamas released the four bodies to the Red Cross in Gaza overnight without a public ceremony.
    Natalie Melzer, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This month, the Red Cross is hoping to bring back the magic by offering anyone who gives blood a chance to win Super Bowl tickets.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The majority of cases had suffered gunshot wounds, the Red Cross said.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 June 2025
  • At least three people living at the home and their pets were displaced, but declined the assistance of the Red Cross, officials said.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Donations to the Red Cross can help fund these critical services.
    CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The families displaced by the fire will be relocated with help from the Red Cross, according to Brown.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 13 July 2024
  • The two residents who survived are being assisted by the Red Cross.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2023
  • In total, seven adults and three children were impacted and are receiving assistance from the Red Cross.
    Zuri Primos july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2025
  • Two months into their detention, there was another hopeful dispatch when the detainees were visited by members of the Red Cross.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 25 July 2025

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