How to Use disaster relief in a Sentence

disaster relief

noun

• The chef and philanthropist José Andrés can guide you through it with what might be a first: a disaster relief cookbook.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• The state also has its own disaster relief fund with about $26 million, and about $50 million will get added to the fund in September.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 25 June 2024
• As in past years, June Jam will benefit those in need and disaster relief in and around Alabama.
  — Cindy Watts, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024
• Still, she has been turned down for federal disaster relief loans.
  — Elizabeth Shogren, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023
• Biden also asked for more than $12 billion for disaster relief and tens of millions of dollars to increase pay for crews that fight wildfires.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 11 Aug. 2023
• Japan is sending a disaster relief team to help with the cleanup, the country’s ambassador to Manila said on Twitter Wednesday.
  — Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
• The event benefits World Central Kitchen in support of Hawaii disaster relief funds.
  — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• As with previous June Jam concerts, this year’s will benefit those in need and disaster relief in and around the state of Alabama.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 16 May 2023
• The White House has asked for more money to increase pay for wildland firefighters and add to funding for disaster relief efforts.
  — Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
• In addition to funding the new bridge, the letter calls for funds for disaster relief from fires last summer on Maui and tornadoes throughout the country.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2024
• The president approved disaster relief for the state on Sunday.
  — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2023
• As with previous June Jam concerts, this year’s reboot will benefit those in need and disaster relief in and around the state of Alabama.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 12 Apr. 2023
• Also absent from the proposal is the White House's request for $16 billion for disaster relief.
  — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2023
• The local American Legion is gearing up for a $15 pork chop and mashed potato dinner, from which all proceeds will go to disaster relief.
  — Maliya Ellis, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
• Mutual aid came to life through disaster relief in Memphis.
  — Faron Levesque, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2024
• Missing from the proposal are requests from President Biden for more than $20 billion in aid for Ukraine and $16 billion in disaster relief.
  — Marianna Sotomayor and Leigh Ann Caldwell, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2023
• Some lawmakers will be more inclined to vote for Ukraine assistance if it gets included with say, disaster relief for their home state.
  — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Russia did as well, spreading posts that emphasized how much money the United States was spending on the war in Ukraine and that suggested the cash would be better spent at home for disaster relief.
  — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• Now the country no longer has a regulated percent of the federal budget meant for disaster relief.
  — Derrick Bryson Taylor, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• Its passage came just three hours before a midnight deadline, with funding included in the short-term spending bill for disaster relief.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2023
• The Senate bill would continue to fund the government at current levels through Nov. 17 and includes about $6 billion in aid for Ukraine as well as nearly $6 billion in disaster relief.
  — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023
• The group accepts online donations for their disaster relief fund.
  — Reece Rogers, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• Over the years, the festival has raised more than $20 million for the June Jam Foundation; this year, donations will benefit those in need and disaster relief efforts in and around Alabama.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
• And Congress might face an even tighter deadline to approve the emergency disaster relief funds requested by the president.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2023
• That forced the chief minister of the capital region, Arvind Kejriwal, to shut schools and convert them into disaster relief camps.
  — Hari Kumar, New York Times, 13 July 2023
• The brand supports Team Rubicon, which helps veterans find their place through disaster relief efforts.
  — People Staff, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
• Visiting a country can be a big support to disaster relief efforts, as many locals depend on tourism revenue for their livelihoods.
  — Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• Meanwhile, state and local lawmakers are pleading with the governor to fast-track the assessment and request for major disaster relief.
  — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• New private sector investments in adaptation could lower costs and federal spending associated with disaster relief.
  — John Sabo, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• An essential premise of World Central Kitchen is that disaster relief should be run like a restaurant kitchen: intense, efficient, improvisational, and attuned to local products.
  — Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024