pledge drive

Example Sentences

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Her players reflect her sunny disposition while being as controversial as a pledge drive for underprivileged children.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

If your frequent annoying pledge drives aren’t bringing in the money you want, don’t try to solve the problem with another annoying pledge drive.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2023

“Downton” aired its last episode stateside in 2016, but still turns up in member station pledge drive rotations.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2019

May you take a long car trip and find that every single public radio station on your route is having a pledge drive.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2018

“Oh. Well, can’t you do a pledge drive or something? Or should I just make funny faces?”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein