How to Use food bank in a Sentence

food bank

noun
  • This month, it was go to the food bank or don't eat.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Their schools double as food banks.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
  • With workers out of the mines for months on end, a food bank was set up.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024
  • Moberg said food shelf and food bank recovery will take months or even longer.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Donate to or volunteer at a food bank or soup kitchen.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 2 Dec. 2025
  • The delay could result in a surge of demand at food banks.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Local food banks are often the next line of defense.
    — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • So many did door drops to neighbors or food banks, and first responders.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024
  • Melton also says that many of the groceries at those food banks are expired.
    — Maria Aspan, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Through the years, the union has partnered with the food bank for charity drives.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
  • Soup kitchens and food pantries and the food banks that supply them will not have the resources to meet this need.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The food bank also has tool kits available to help if someone wants to host a food or fund drive.
    — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The Salvation Army said its food bank is low right now.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • We may not have been born here, but even my kid was busy today at a food bank making food for people.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Some workers were forced to feed their families by turning to food banks.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • For Ross, using the food bank has changed everything about her life.
    — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In urban areas, large grocery stores and food banks can place bulk orders.
    — Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Why can’t a billion dollars be given to food banks around this country?
    — Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Gather nonperishables—check the dates first—and take them to a food bank.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
  • That has food banks and nonprofits bracing for a longer-term impact.
    — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 11 May 2026
  • Unsold food that's still safe to eat can, and should, be donated to local food banks.
    — Ryan Begin, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • Volunteer shifts at food banks return to their usual pace.
    — Dave Oates, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Last year, food banks reported an increase in first-time users as food costs rose rapidly.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
  • Since then, Waide said, his food bank saw a 30% increase in visits.
    — Nakylah Carter, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The fish is filleted and frozen, and food banks and schools have to come to Portland to pick it up.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026
  • The same also applies to 7 million tests sent each week to places like food banks and libraries.
    — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • At home food banks are facing high demand and need the support of the public to keep supplies up.
    — William Lambers, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
  • And 92% of those food banks have seen an increase in this quarter when compared to the last one.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Hormel Foods is also helping to raise money for local food banks.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Many food banks refuse to accept dented cans or open packages due to the potential for spoilage.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026

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