volunteers 1 of 2

plural of volunteer

volunteers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of volunteer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of volunteers
Noun
Today, GroceryLand, with the help of some 30 volunteers, serves a few hundred regular clients, volunteer Maria Mavraganes said. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
Renna stars as an idealistic father who volunteers to coach his kid’s team, only to find that the real challenge isn’t the 10-year-olds, but the adults surrounding them. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026 Today, volunteers livestream on their YouTube channel whenever Nashville or surrounding counties face severe weather. ABC News, 7 July 2026 And the person who feels heard is the one who volunteers the information, makes the concession, and wants to do the deal. Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Tim Stoll, 62, who volunteers at Brownsville’s Picture Museum each Friday, only moved here five years ago. Simon Hughes, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Currently, Dunn volunteers for IMA full time. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 Cathy Welsh, a community member who volunteers within the district, said it's become apparent to her that Maluchnik may be engaged in a pattern of behavior. Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 4 June 2026 The fund began in the 1980s when parent volunteers Sandy Parish and Susan Pfleeger created a nonprofit to reward hard‑working TPHS students. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2026 Geographer Dugan Meyer, one of the map’s creators, is a PhD student at the University of Arizona who volunteers with Tucson Rapid Response and related organizations. Carolina Cuellar, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volunteers
Verb
  • Additional campaign finance records show that Campbell regularly donates to Republican politics nationally and in Texas.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Suarez, who donates his salary, has proposed eliminating the car and phone allowances, highlighting substantial increases in the mayor and commission budget in recent years.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Adding something as simple as a hedge near a river slows down water and gives it time to seep deep into the ground.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking of which, the trunk gives you an adequate storage space of 37 cubic feet (1,050 liters) as well.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The internet presents a new vision of this story, one in which the local stage is the algorithm, cycling through performers and one-trick ponies until, finally, the hive mind selects its favorite.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Modeling multiple outcomes Predicting aircraft movement on the ground presents a unique challenge because pilots can choose different taxi routes depending on traffic, controller instructions, and airport conditions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

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