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Examples of “alms” in a Sentence

3 example sentences showing how to use alms, grouped by meaning.

noun Money, food, or other help given to the poor as charity.

  • She gave $10 weekly to the poor as alms, in an era when $10 was serious money.
  • Alms are distributed from the weekly collection.
  • The monastery distributed alms to beggars every Friday.