soup kitchen
noun
a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to people experiencing food insecurity.
soup kitchens
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pluralof soup kitchen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Chatty and social, she volunteered in soup kitchens and tutored non-English speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In addition to teaching and writing, he enjoyed golfing, horseback riding, fighting City Hall over an environmental issue, volunteering in soup kitchens and speaking to youth organizations, according to his bio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Many use soup kitchens to get free hot meals because there are also power cuts here for hours on end.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Religious groups terrified to run their soup kitchens.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025
Every day now I would see them in their hundreds, outside the soup kitchens, lining up in the snow, or huddled together against the cold in doorways, the children crying.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
