How to Use volunteerism in a Sentence

volunteerism

noun
  • Over the years, Miss Annette’s volunteerism has gone beyond her girls and the Girl Scouts.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 7 Dec. 2020
  • To his surprise, he was offered to join the Marines again based on his volunteerism and work ethics.
    Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024
  • But that work has taken a back seat to her wartime volunteerism.
    Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Koblin leaves after 24 years of volunteerism with the city to make his home in the city of Beaumont in Riverside County.
    Sara Cardine, latimes.com, 20 June 2018
  • Such volunteerism is not the only way to respond to a crisis.
    Leah Shaffer, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2019
  • There are a lot of places that don’t have good music, that don’t have a lot of lay involvement, don’t have a lot of volunteerism.
    Emma Green, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2016
  • Wayne Leonard has joined a group honored for the past 31 years for volunteerism and philanthropy.
    Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 21 Oct. 2017
  • Their volunteerism is part of the Home Cook Heroes program.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Young's team wants to make Cincinnati a leader again in volunteerism rates.
    Segann March, Cincinnati.com, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Howard most was the spirit of volunteerism on the ground, even from those whose lives had been devastated.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • Her church work and volunteerism became the central focus of her life.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 25 July 2024
  • There was a sense of undaunted courage, there was volunteerism, enlistments in the Army.
    NBC News, 12 Sep. 2021
  • Cyber volunteerism can also bolster the team as a whole, said Ms. Rosso.
    Catherine Stupp, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022
  • When World War II started, the need for results drove volunteerism for science.
    Rachel Lance, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
  • New data released earlier this month put Texas near the bottom of the list of states with the best high school volunteerism and activism rates.
    Brendon Derr, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Unhoused volunteers can earn gift cards and items such as phones through their volunteerism with the program.
    Paul Moakley, Time, 3 Apr. 2021
  • The hackathons are a great way to condense that volunteerism, kind of compress that timeline of getting involved and getting a taste for impact.
    Peak Johnson, Philly.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Hill plans to speak about how everyone can make an impact in the world through volunteerism or philanthropy.
    Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2022
  • There are countless tales to tell — tales of North Korea and Russia, of competitive grit and volunteerism and verve.
    Ted Anthony, The Seattle Times, 24 Feb. 2018
  • And volunteerism is just what Del Torto hopes to encourage.
    Steve Kettmann, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2001
  • San Antonio is a place to share your talents, and volunteerism is key to the well-being of our community.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
  • The drive is a national campaign that promotes volunteerism and recruits high school students to help feed the hungry.
    Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 15 Mar. 2018
  • My friends and family think the editors of this magazine picked the right person to write about volunteerism.
    charlotteobserver, 27 June 2017
  • The spirit of volunteerism to protect our natural resources is the most important piece of this project.
    Linda Girardi, Aurora Beacon-News, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Fisher said Bader's volunteerism was one adults can help.
    Lauren M. Johnson, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The young volunteer of the year award is for residents under 25 who demonstrate great volunteerism.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2024
  • It has been estimated that volunteerism — work done for free — has a value of $184 billion.
    Imentor, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Over the past 25 years, Bush has remained active in public life, with emphasis on volunteerism.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 June 2018
  • As a grassroots organization that runs on volunteerism and donations, their bandwidth is tight.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
  • And while his military training helped inspire him to become a runner, his volunteerism at the animal shelters helped inspire something else: for Swainston to foster dogs himself.
    Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024

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