volunteered

past tense of volunteer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of volunteered The Rulebook Is Behind The Technology Seat belts did not become standard because manufacturers volunteered. — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Charity and neighborliness helped a lot — many victims are still thankful to churches and neighbors that volunteered their labor, according to Whitney Bailey, a disaster response project director at AppalReD Legal Aid. — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 According to her online obituary, the Tipp City High School and Lee University graduate also volunteered at her church, Christian Life Center, and was part of a program that teaches the Bible to public school students. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 At Mississippi State University, some students rely on Bully’s Pantry while learning to budget and manage their cost of living, said Hali Hollman, who volunteered at the food pantry from 2023 to 2025 before graduating with the class of 2026. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 Those comments represent the pollster’s interpretation of its findings, not responses independently volunteered by those surveyed. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 In May, government officials said more than 30 million people in Iran — home to a population of some 90 million — had volunteered via an online form or at public gatherings to lay down their lives for the theocracy. — Nasser Karimi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Lizzie also helped cook the church’s annual Christmas dinner for the town newsboys, and volunteered in the Good Samaritan Charity Hospital, according to American Heritage. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 A number of local cyclists have also volunteered to search the area on their own. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteered
Verb
  • Husted has donated remaining Wexner contributions to an anti-human trafficking charity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kao and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with more than $40 million a year in government funds.
    — Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Information for this article was contributed by Derek Gatopoulos of The Associated Press.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Winter, Emilie Plesset, Cristian Santana, Michelle Acevedo and Dennis Romero contributed.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • During the festival, honorary awards were presented to Julianne Moore, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, John Turturro and other luminaries.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Navy has provided limited information about the aircraft because its technical and program details remain classified.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Garces-Perez allegedly provided his driver’s license, but ignored agents’ requests to step out of the car.
    — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Volunteered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volunteered. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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