How to Use volunteer in a Sentence

volunteer

1 of 3 noun
  • The school was built by volunteers.
  • Volunteers are needed to help with the bake sale.
  • Hill did the work as a volunteer, the group said.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The volunteers faced up to five years in prison.
    — Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Volunteers of all ages are sought.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • This isn’t just any volunteer gig.
    — Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The move is a nod to the volunteers who first built the park about three decades ago.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Pay will be based on the school, sport and years in which the volunteer coach worked.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026
  • Volunteers set out in small boats to make sure that the whale didn’t get stuck again.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • While most volunteers had long gone, he was joined by a 7-year-old.
    — Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • That means the need for more volunteers like Wilkins is high.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • These volunteers are then mostly left to find their own way.
    — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Those that can serve as a volunteer should bring others to serve with them.
    — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • One Ojos volunteer quipped that the agents worked banker’s hours.
    — Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Work or volunteer at least 80 hours per month.
    — Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This volunteer then blocked my way and cornered me.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Volunteers pause, slip off their shoes, and place their feet onto the earth.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • In just a few hours, volunteers picked up and packed hundreds of pounds of food.
    — Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And in much of the shop's first few decades, the store was run solely by volunteers.
    — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Sep. 2025
  • There are other volunteer days as well.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Volunteers or staff will offer care tips.
    — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • The volunteers stacked crates in the cabin.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Some volunteer in shelters for the homeless or for dogs and cats.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025
  • To learn more about how to be connected with a volunteer, click here.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Thomas said police will be near most volunteers should there be a crisis.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Keith spoke about the food while on break with fellow volunteers from his team.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • When volunteers come into the warehouse, their job is to process the shoes.
    — Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Find a volunteer hub or fill out the volunteer form.
    — Chantell Murphy, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026
  • But last week, volunteers said something changed.
    — Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Volunteers of all ages packed rice soy casseroles and macaroni and cheese meals.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026

volunteer

2 of 3 verb
  • He would not volunteer any information about her whereabouts.
  • Our son volunteered for military service.
  • Click here to sign up for a day and time to volunteer.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Click here to sign up for a day and time to volunteer.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Braun volunteered to take the blame as well.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Berkus was the first to volunteer.
    — Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
  • The public can volunteer on any or all of the days.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And adding a day job and volunteering on top?
    — Dennis Lewon, Outside, 3 Feb. 2026
  • These folks cannot volunteer for services.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That means more people have to volunteer to be poll watchers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Those who can't afford to pay for meals there can instead volunteer their time.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Or volunteering in a field that improves your soft skills?
    — Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Firefighters volunteer their time to build the cars and fundraise.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2026
  • To volunteer, simply fill out the track club’s online form.
    — Staff, AJC.com, 19 May 2026
  • Healthcare didn’t volunteer to go first.
    — Ganesh Padmanabhan, Fortune, 19 June 2026
  • Anyone looking to help out can sign up to volunteer or donate to the park.
    — Terra Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • To these women, who volunteered, they were not drafted.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Garcia said volunteering just a few hours a week makes a big impact.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
  • There are two time periods to volunteer, during the show and post show shifts.
    — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Thank you to everyone who has volunteered and offered to help.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Qaddoura greets two young girls who are volunteering with their father and thanks them for their time.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Thomas also spent decades volunteering in the schools.
    — Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The officers will be volunteering to work on their day off.
    — Amanda Hari, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
  • The best mom with the awesome lunchboxes, who volunteers, and cleans the house.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The elite recruit who volunteered his time with the school’s special needs students.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Two health care workers who volunteered at the clinic were seized from their homes, the surgeon said.
    — Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The porters who work in this gorilla habitat volunteer their time.
    — Alisandra Puliti, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Those topics will be sent to volunteer working groups, which will craft state standards based on them.
    — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Plus, those who want to volunteer but might not have the time or money to foster can opt for these field trips for no cost.
    — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And then act and call and email and march and donate and volunteer and vote accordingly.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

volunteer

3 of 3 adjective
  • Metairie is a no-kill, all-volunteer, nonprofit dog rescue group and shelter.
    — Staff Reports, NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2021
  • The last time there was a draft was during the Vietnam War, and the military has been all-volunteer since.
    — Jessica Gresko, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2021
  • Good Knights is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that builds and delivers beds to children who go to sleep each night without a bed of their own.
    — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 16 July 2021
  • Volunteer jobs range from helping out in the gift shop and art gallery to giving tours and running special events or keeping an inventory of historical items that are donated.
    — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 31 May 2017
  • Volunteer firefighters and EMTs took Marvin to a rendezvous point with the air ambulance.
    — Katy Moeller, idahostatesman, 14 June 2017
  • The fire department is primarily volunteer with more than 150 firefighters available to respond to calls.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Missing Dogs Massachusetts, an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization, has also stepped up to help with the search.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2021
  • The all-volunteer, non-profit community theater group has a mortgage to pay on its Mechanic Street theater, utilities, and insurance.
    — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2020
  • There are no real qualifications for becoming an elector beyond a deep connection to a political party, either as an activist, donor, politician or super-volunteer.
    — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2020
  • Fewer and fewer Americans are connected to the country’s all-volunteer professional military.
    — H.r. McMaster, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2020

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