Example Sentences

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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

Already on Friday afternoon, photos posted on social media showed what were described as empty shelves at supermarkets from Dallas to Boston, as shoppers rushed to fill their pantries ahead of the storm’s onset.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

On the ground level, this means community volunteer efforts like neighborhood environmental cleanups, helping food pantries distribute sustenance to families in need and volunteers assisting underfunded local libraries.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

When she stopped leaving the house, not even to get food from the stores or pantries.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman