volunteer

Example Sentences

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Students and volunteers painstakingly washed and sorted through large amounts of sediment.

From Science Daily

But it’s unlikely that mostly unarmed protesters will triumph in a confrontation against enforcers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps or its volunteer wing, the Basij.

From Los Angeles Times

The late Steers had a degree in biology, and was once a volunteer eagle counter for the Forest Service.

From Los Angeles Times

She describes a loose, often frantic network of volunteers shuttling pigs across county lines to keep them from being listed as “free food” on Facebook.

From The Wall Street Journal

She volunteers to teach girls in her community -- which "motivates me to keep going" -- and still offers advice to farmers she helped previously.

From Barron's