Volunteer is an English word with synonyms like voluntary or offer. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Volunteer in a sentence
Related words
Volunteer meaning
- One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay.
- One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript.
- A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
Synonyms of Volunteer
Using Volunteer
- The main meaning on this page is: One who enters into, or offers themselves for, any service of their own free will, especially when done without pay. | One who enters into military service voluntarily (but who, when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other soldiers), as opposed to a conscript. | A voluntary member of the organized militia of a country, as distinguished from a regular or member of the standing army.
- Useful related words include: voluntary, offer, inform, american.
- In the example corpus, volunteer often appears in combinations such as: volunteer fire, the volunteer, to volunteer.
Context around Volunteer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Volunteer
- In this selection, "volunteer" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, miss, fifa, maui, fire, america and service stand out and add context to how "volunteer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a paid volunteer coordinator foster, aaron roland volunteer service prize, volunteer fire, volunteer group and volunteer service. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "volunteer" sits close to words such as absence, ghana and districts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with volunteer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
ColleenSezWhuut: NM Volunteer: untoldforce: NM Volunteer: Not even quantifiable actions, just "he was too loud". (15 words)
Fifa volunteer Mark Williams receives his volunteer uniform from volunteer Leisa de Klerk, at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday. (19 words)
Simpson said the improvements project was spearheaded by longtime volunteer Wayne Sauter, who sourced both materials and volunteer labor. (19 words)
One volunteer is needed to come into the Trust at 6:60 a.m. to take over providing support when the security guards leave at 7 a.m. The second volunteer’s shift will start at 7 a.m. to make coffee and serve food. (45 words)
All 104 employees will be given the opportunity to volunteer on Monday, June 10 as part of ; a nationwide campaign that each year helps millions of people volunteer via a website and app populated by tens of thousands of charities. (40 words)
Patty was an EMT for the Granville Volunteer Fire Department, a library trustee and held the offices of President and Treasurer of the Granville Library Club, volunteer librarian, and worked on the L.B. Daffodil Days and Center of Hope. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Fifa volunteer Mark Williams receives his volunteer uniform from volunteer Leisa de Klerk, at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Saturday.
This year’s nominees are Jane Gerace, a volunteer for Friends of the Victor Farmington Library; Carol MacInnes, a volunteer for Victor Hiking Trails; and Dot Norsen, a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
ColleenSezWhuut: NM Volunteer: untoldforce: NM Volunteer: Not even quantifiable actions, just "he was too loud".
HandsOn Maui, the County of Maui Volunteer Center, is seeking nominations for 2023 Volunteer Hero awards recognizing volunteers who demonstrate inspirational service to the community.
I have served as a volunteer, a paid volunteer coordinator, foster care administrator, a Board of Directors member, and any other roles that the organizations needed me to fill.
Mrs Corry, a retired teacher and volunteer, was part of the University of the Third Age and was an award winning volunteer at the Campden Home Nursing charity shop.
Needing more volunteers, Jean reached out to families of patients who had been cared for by St John’s to volunteer alongside her, ringing each potential volunteer personally to ask for their support.
One volunteer is needed to come into the Trust at 6:60 a.m. to take over providing support when the security guards leave at 7 a.m. The second volunteer’s shift will start at 7 a.m. to make coffee and serve food.
Simpson said the improvements project was spearheaded by longtime volunteer Wayne Sauter, who sourced both materials and volunteer labor.
The Founder of Miss Volunteer America Pageant, Allison Alderson Demarcus, said that the Miss Volunteer America Pageant is the single largest event that comes to Jackson.
Thompson-Nicola Regional District Area ‘E’ Director Jim Smith took time out from his busy schedule to volunteer at the South Green Lake Volunteer Fire Department’s recent bottle sort.
Alex Cranton, the deputy volunteer fire chief of the Annapolis Royal Volunteer Fire Department, is shown in a handout photo.
All 104 employees will be given the opportunity to volunteer on Monday, June 10 as part of ; a nationwide campaign that each year helps millions of people volunteer via a website and app populated by tens of thousands of charities.
A spokesperson for the council recently released a statement asking those in the area who are committed to helping others to come forward and attend Wokingham Volunteer Centre's Volunteer Recruitment Fair.
IN recognition of her consistent and excellent performance, Corindi-Woolgoolga State Emergency Services (SES) volunteer Britt Hargreaves has been awarded the Unit’s Volunteer of the Year award.
Miriam Aaron Roland Volunteer Service Prize recognizes Stanford faculty who engage and involve students in integrating academic scholarship with significant and meaningful volunteer service.
On Saturday, the Veteran Soldiers of Belize Volunteer Guards formerly known as British Honduras Volunteer Guards were recognized for their voluntary years.
Patty was an EMT for the Granville Volunteer Fire Department, a library trustee and held the offices of President and Treasurer of the Granville Library Club, volunteer librarian, and worked on the L.B. Daffodil Days and Center of Hope.
Photo Caption: When the earthquake struck Japan on New Year’s Day, Volunteer Ministers of Tokyo, joined by Volunteer Ministers from abroad, responded to provide help.
The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County Master Gardener Volunteer Program is currently accepting applications for persons who are interested in becoming part of this unique volunteer opportunity.
Phrases with volunteer
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with volunteer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- volunteer fire 20×
- the volunteer 16×
- to volunteer 15×
- and volunteer 13×
- volunteer at 12×
- as volunteer 10×
- volunteer of 10×
- volunteer for 9×
- of volunteer 7×
- volunteer service 6×