food bank
noun
variants
or less commonly food pantry
: a usually non-profit organization that collects donated food and distributes it to people in need
Examples of food bank in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In response, the legislature and governor, in discussion with key stakeholders, recently passed two bills that carved out exceptions and exemptions to ease projects in critical needs areas, such as urban areas, health clinics, child care and food banks.
—
Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
The cut coincided with ballooning demand at food banks and pantries while congressional Republicans pushed legislation to shrink food assistance programs.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
According to Feeding Texas, a network of food banks that serves every Texas county, some 3.75 million children were expected to receive the Summer EBT.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
And the food bank could not have purchased the nearly $24 million of nutritious foods without private and public donor support.
—Carmen Del Guercio, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for food bank
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
The cut coincided with ballooning demand at food banks and pantries while congressional Republicans pushed legislation to shrink food assistance programs.
—Bennet Goldstein, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
According to Feeding Texas, a network of food banks that serves every Texas county, some 3.75 million children were expected to receive the Summer EBT.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
And the food bank could not have purchased the nearly $24 million of nutritious foods without private and public donor support.
—Carmen Del Guercio, Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for food bank
Cite this Entry
“Food bank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20bank. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share