How to Use donor in a Sentence

donor

noun
  • She is one of the charity's major donors.
  • The money was raised from individual donors.
  • Construction of the library will be paid for by donors; no tax dollars will be used to build the library.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The United States was, by far, the largest donor, giving $7.2 billion.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Interested donors can also purchase a book shelf or a personalized brick that will be placed by the entrance on the west side of the building.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The changes threaten the aid offered by Western donors amid the country’s dire humanitarian crisis.
    Christina Goldbaum, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Athletes are being paid large sums of money (sometimes as much as seven figures) for endorsements and appearances, underwritten by big donors.
    Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a lot of concern being expressed by donors about that and their desire that our primary is robust and that there are alternatives there that could possibly win in a general election.
    Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • End-stage kidney disease, which results in kidney failure and death without treatment, can only be remedied with dialysis or a kidney transplant from a deceased or living donor, the release read.
    Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The four former top employees sued in late 2020, alleging they were fired after accusing Paxton of abusing the office to help a campaign donor.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The teams sought out donors for each turnover the Batesville and Milan teams forced.
    The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The eight donor centers are open for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2023
  • His prognosis is good, Dr. Singh says – the donor heart should last for more than 25 years.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The other fund, the Rudy Giuliani Freedom Fund, does not disclose the donors or the amount raised.
    Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 1 May 2024
  • Goodwill’s New Lives Campaign struck a chord with donors and thrifters.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Any money left over when the donor passes away goes to the charity.
    Amy Wagner and Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The donors’ backlash has become a serious PR headache for the schools.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Please keep the prayers coming for Scot, the surgeons, for the donor and his family who lost their loved one.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The United Nations has called for donors to help rebuild Jenin.
    Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
  • So anytime more people are able to enter the donor pool safely, that is a good thing.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 11 May 2023
  • The argument that is used is that most of those donor cats are coming from shelters.
    Allie Weintraub, ABC News, 6 June 2023
  • Not all women will qualify as a freeze-and-share donor.
    Kristine Thomason, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Big donors have pulled out, leaving the party nearly broke.
    Monica Potts, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The idea was to wipe out the bone marrow from which immune cells arise, then replace it with new marrow from a donor.
    Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Jeffrey Katzenberg, the co-founder of DreamWorks and co-chair of Harris’ campaign, was among the donors present.
    Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The Met obtained Tsimshian rattles and Tlingit reed pipes from donors around this time.
    Kathleen Sharp For Propublica, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The purchase price, which the group declined to disclose, was covered by anonymous donors.
    Rachel Nuwer, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • For the food bank, the downturn in donations was compounded by the deaths of four major donors last year, Reiber said.
    The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Positive vibes to wife Dawn as well as peace and comfort to the donor’s family.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Feb. 2024
  • In these situations, a plasma transfusion procedure would provide plasma from a donor to a recipient.
    Gagandeep Brar, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2024

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