How to Use donate in a Sentence

donate

verb
Definition of donatenext
Synonyms for donatenext
  • You can donate at the blood bank every eight weeks.
  • Please sign this form if you would like to donate your organs when you die.
  • He donates some of his free time to volunteer work.
  • We donated our old clothes to charity.
  • People are encouraged to donate blood.
  • The computers were donated by local companies.
  • Everyone is encouraged to donate.
  • Denmark and the Netherlands will donate the jets, the White House said.
    — Jacob Knutson, Axios, 10 July 2024
  • To help the war effort, the U.S. is donating 31 M1A1 tanks and crew training.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 7 June 2023
  • The owner of the home donated it to the university after the killings.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The Gear Fix has local channels for donating items that can’t be sold in the shop.
    — Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Dawn grows her hair out, then chops it off to donate it to cancer patients.
    — David Sedaris, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
  • And as always, for ever purchase, TOMS donates a new pair of shoes to a child in need.
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2023
  • Mayor Ernie Penn noted the land is the first donated to the city for a neighborhood park.
    — Lynn Kutter, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Do pet parents have to pay any money to allow their pets to donate blood?
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The time capsule was built and donated by Dave and Jenny Marrs of Bentonville.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The donor was a man in his 30s who donated tissue to three other people, as well as James.
    — Jon Lapook, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Moyle says a number of them have donated to his campaign as well.
    — Daniel Walters, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2024
  • In March, the Red Cross donated 100 tombs in a local cemetery for the bodies of those who perish.
    — Kathia Martínez, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2023
  • Mitchell said with all the items donated, those who were relocated have enough to last a few months.
    — Auzzy Byrdsell, ajc, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Each team was awarded a game ball for MVP and donated a raffle item to be auctioned off.
    — Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
  • Some appeared to warn that those who did not donate would be blacklisted.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
  • Plus, with every purchase, a meal is donated to a shelter dog in need.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2023
  • Profits from the event will be donated to the Abhi Shah Foundation.
    — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Cars for Kids, which also sells cars and donates the proceeds to charity.
    — Curbed, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The boom box was donated to the program after the Saints won a Central Coast Section championship in 2022.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But the records don’t show who donated, and itrek didn’t return phone messages for this article.
    — The Arizona Republic, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The men whose brains were donated for study had an average rugby career length of around 18 years.
    — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The identity of the person who donated the shoes remains a mystery.
    — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Friction point: March also suggested New College wasn't allowed to donate the books.
    — Yacob Reyes, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024

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