How to Use Salvation Army in a Sentence

Salvation Army

noun
  • So many people have been contributing to what used to be the downtown Salvation Army thrift store that the managers need to bring in more bins.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The most prominent of these is the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army.
    — Nasir Uddin, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024
  • That might be your local Goodwill, Salvation Army, thrift store, or women’s shelter.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The memento, sourced from a Salvation Army, does show some signs of use in the film, including staining, frayed fringe, and some loose threads.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 June 2026
  • But for Salvation Army Captain Betsy Raes, that's not a bad problem to have.
    — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The dresses were taken to the Port Kells Salvation Army in Surrey.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Those in need who would normally drop in to speak with a Salvation Army representative must now make an appointment.
    — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 8 Oct. 2020
  • That’s where the Nashville Rescue Mission and Salvation Army come in.
    — Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Goodwill, Salvation Army and local thrift stores often take donations and resell gently used shoes.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Many other charities have held fundraising galas at the country club in the past, such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Some of the book’s Salvation Army revival-hall recitations run on too long, some of the satire on ruthless capitalism is perhaps too broad, some of the ironies too thick.
    — Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Salvation Army Red Kettles have long been a way to give loose change or a few dollars to the less fortunate at Christmastime.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
  • That food is then distributed at Salvation Army’s food pantry to help homeless community members and those on the brink of being homeless.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
  • What doesn’t get sold from Goodwill or Salvation Army gets baled up and sold to textile buyer, likely to also end up in another country.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The parking lot expansion project would involve creating eight oversized parking stalls on the former Salvation Army site.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2023
  • For more than three decades, the Yuba Sutter Salvation Army has run a crisis center to house families and people in need.
    — Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The agency also pays for 10 shelter beds at the Gateway Center and Salvation Army.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
  • About 200 Salvation Army employees will be impacted by the change in management.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Ten other residents of the shelter were transported to a local Salvation Army, according to the outlet.
    — Tristan Balagtas, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The iconic red kettles, a hallmark of Salvation Army fundraising, raised $100 million nationwide last year.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Salvation Army is known for its willingness to help nearly anyone, with its adult recovery programs often taking people from the streets or the correctional system.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The suspect accused of murdering a Salvation Army bell ringer at a Kroger in Westland on Thursday night is now in police custody.
    — Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The shelter would exist in a former Salvation Army location that abuts homes in the Veterans Park neighborhood.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Peter Pemberton of the Sacramento Salvation Army says the nonprofit is seeing a sharp rise in demand.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Interfaith Sanctuary already moved into the old Salvation Army building last winter.
    — Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
  • Decluttering and donating your items to donation centers like Salvation Army can actually help save you money when the hectic tax season comes around.
    — Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Proceeds will benefit the Chula Vista Salvation Army holiday gift giving.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Anthony Rodriguez, Salvation Army worker, said.
    — Zach Boetto, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • According to Salvation Army, 82 cents of every dollar goes to work in the community it was donated; organizations vary by state and type.
    — Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The judge concluded program participants could not be Salvation Army employees because there was no express or implied agreement they would be compensated.
    — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026

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