How to Use the needy in a Sentence

the needy

noun
  • Those who want to donate a box to the needy can mark it on their order form.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Breakfast for the needy has been served at the church each weekday for more than 20 years.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The nuns are clearly the heroes here, for taking care of the needy and saving lives.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Cook with others for the needy, maybe, or a church or community group.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • This 10-part tale of a twelfth century group of women which helped the needy.
    — Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
  • What bothers them are lenders who exploit the needy and unwary through excessive charges.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • That's money not being spent on schools and camps and caring for the needy and the hungry and the seniors.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026
  • During this time of the month, people give alms known as Zakat al-Fitr to the needy.
    — Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Once part of an order, the Sisters minister to the sick and support the needy.
    — Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, 16 June 2023
  • Reading the Bible and helping the needy are an important part of Lent.
    — al, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The bishop indicated that was given to the needy.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Each in turn is reserved for the needy, those who legitimately need the support.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Harper said helping feed the needy is the main mission behind his company.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Suppose someone wants to have a bunch of groceries transported over to a place that takes extra food for the needy.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • Inevitably, these hucksters and screw-ups used their particular talents to help the needy.
    — Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The entities that bother him the most are food banks that help the needy and other charities owed money.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2023
  • As a result, Muslims are encouraged to be more generous and feed the needy.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Is there something about the needy Anja and her ragged child that the barren Isabell responds to?
    — Alissa Simon, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Feeding the needy and mending cultural divides over the course of 24 hours is a tall order.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Hudson recalled the day a community member was trying to sell shoes at the same time the church was giving shoes to the needy.
    — Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
  • Beacon Hill’s obstruction enables scammers and hurts the needy.
    — John Deaton, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • This state judge and her cronies allegedly abused that high honor for personal gain by preying on the needy protected by the court.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Reduced federal spending on health care and feeding programs for the needy stand to increase the pressure.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Hicks’ message of compassion for the needy and to care for and cherish immigrants are in line with what Mamdani wants.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Too often, donors are filling the pockets of professional fundraisers rather than helping the needy or a worthy cause.
    — Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Instead of being delivered to the needy, food aid was being rerouted to commercial mills and sold on local markets.
    — Declan Walsh, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • The group included medical staff, the needy and some who would be baptized on Easter Sunday.
    — Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Leading the huge list of area service groups are two that have grown out of religious organizations’ commitment to the needy.
    — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Encouraging your audience to take up arms against the needy would seem to contradict many of Jesus’ teachings.
    — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
  • What if the persistence of poverty has less to do with the misfortunes of the needy than with the advantages the affluent presume they are entitled to?
    — Eyal Press, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'the needy.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: