How to Use the Salvation Army in a Sentence

the Salvation Army

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  • Aaron came down with a bad fever at the Salvation Army.
    — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Tim, her boyfriend, had lost his phone, and a woman who lived at the Salvation Army had found it.
    — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
  • With her bag of clothing from Crossroads in a plastic garbage bag, Tonya waited for her bus to the Salvation Army.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Everything else went to Goodwill and the Salvation Army.
    — Caroline Portillo, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The house, which had been in the possession of only one family, was bequeathed to the Salvation Army, which kept it sealed until the Snyders opted to buy it, in 1963.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In partnership with the Salvation Army, donations are going towards food costs, staffing, shelter and food for the people of Maui.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This could be something such as a receipt from the Salvation Army that estimates the value of your donation—or the volume, such as three bags of children’s clothing.
    — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • On site at the micro-community are bathrooms, showers, washing machines, small dog parks, and kitchens, though the Salvation Army delivers meals.
    — R.j. Rico and Jesse Bedayn, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 June 2024
  • Wright applauded Anaheim for being willing to step with its shelter program and to ensure that every bed at the Salvation Army’s emergency shelter in town is filled.
    — Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Romero lives in subsidized housing and receives federal money but still relies on La Colaborativa and the Salvation Army to fill the gaps.
    — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Emergency shelter is available at the Julian Center, the Salvation Army or other local shelters.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 June 2024
  • The family, the commissioner said, is temporarily staying in a hotel room provided by the Salvation Army.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024
  • After the pair start dating, Elizabeth decides to get the band back together, but discovers the Bombshells have scattered with members in jail, suffering from alcoholism, and devoted to the Salvation Army.
    — Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • The migrant crisis landed on his desk in the form of a voice mail from a contact at the Salvation Army shelter, who told him the facility was housing 21 Venezuelan families who had traveled by bus from Denver, squeezing its ability to help locals.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Besides money donations, the Salvation Army is accepting new, unwrapped toys.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • As donations were counted from various locations Thursday evening, an engagement ring and a wedding band were found in one of the organization's holiday kettles, according to the Salvation Army’s Waltham branch.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The proposal, also backed by the Salvation Army, which runs drug rehab centers statewide, would seek to prevent evictions at sober living sites by ensuring residents who relapse enter intensive recovery programs rather than lose their housing.
    — Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024

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