pantry
noun
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
pantries
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pluralof pantry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson said it also encouraged physical activity through accessible play facilities and had "several" community pantries and shops that offered "healthy, low cost or free choices for families".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Some officers are taking on second jobs or relying on donations, union officials say, and several major airports are collecting gift cards and stocking food pantries for TSA staff struggling without pay.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
That is prompting shoppers to delay restocking their pantries and pass on buying extra tubes of toothpaste when they see a promotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
The region’s Catholic institutions responded to last year’s aggressive raids with an outpouring of charity, reorganizing many food pantries around grocery delivery and ministering directly to communities many described as under siege.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
We skirted it, moving through pantries to a storage room right at the end of the known world.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
