How to Use welfare in a Sentence

welfare

noun

• The welfare of all the orphans was at stake.
• He wants to do away with welfare.
• I have your welfare at heart.
• She donates to organizations concerned about animal welfare.
• The jaguar’s magic was believed to travel via the navel from the god to the shaman or king to the general welfare.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
• Especially when the health and welfare of the public is at stake.
  — Gordon Schnell, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024
• Putin promised to improve the Russian child welfare system in 2013.
  — Clementine Fujimura, Fortune, 7 July 2023
• Police did not say how the boy died in the release and did not specify what prompted the welfare check.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
• The song takes on high taxes, abuse of welfare and selfish politicians.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2023
• Favre has not been charged criminally in the welfare fraud scheme.
  — Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
• Some spoke of new jobs, or of resuming contact with kids lost to child welfare.
  — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• The trooper entered the vehicle to make a welfare check and found the Henion had a gunshot wound, the agency said.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• There’s two things: The mission should always come first and the health, safety and welfare of the people who work here is important.
  — Dan Morse, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
• Halfway there, Hopkins decided to call the police to do a welfare check.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024
• She was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
  — Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• The two officers were at the home after a neighbor requested a welfare check because the home’s front door was open.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2023
• One of the members of the group contacted the Nevada State Park Police about a welfare check just before 3 p.m. local time, per the outlets.
  — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
• These days, though, the biggest story about welfare cheats isn’t about the poor making off with a few dollars in undeserved aid.
  — Time, 23 Aug. 2023
• Police conducted a welfare check March 20 at the family's home, but Noel was not there.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Deputies said Graham failed to report for duty last week and a welfare check was conducted.
  — Tony Holt, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2023
• Calls ranged from welfare checks, family fights, and in one instance an assault with a deadly weapon.
  — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2024
• Apart Police found Mooney while conducting a welfare check.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• Deputies were called to the couple's apartment on the morning of March 25 to conduct a welfare check after Smith, 59, failed to show up for work the day before, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
• Brian Bower said at a news briefing that officers received a call for a welfare check about 10:30 a.m.
  — Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
• Zion, who was eight years old at the time, was playing video games at Jefferson’s house when an officer shot and killed the 28-year-old while responding to a call for a welfare check.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 1 Dec. 2023
• When officers responded to Wilding’s home for a welfare check on Dec. 22, Herrling met them in the driveway.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• Her mother requested a welfare check, which led to the discovery of her body on September 12.
  — Melissa Noel, Essence, 3 Nov. 2023
• Two such goods are child welfare and parental prerogatives.
  — David McGarry, National Review, 15 Aug. 2023
• His championship of the craft and for animal welfare were equal in their exuberance.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2023
• Mariah Thomas, 26, has been charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death, and could face between 10 years to life if found guilty.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024