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Example sentences for "helping"

Lexicographically close words:
helpeth; helpful; helpfully; helpfulness; helpin; helpings; helpis; helpit; helpless; helplessly
  1. This voice urged the world not to look at trouble and failure, but to lend a helping hand to men and women who want to lead a better life by following the stars of hope.

  2. The members of her church liked her, and she was always busy helping them in every way, from preaching funeral sermons and performing marriage ceremonies to helping settle neighborhood quarrels.

  3. Unlike many girls of her age, she had no time to play with dolls or sew; she was forced to do a man's work in helping with the new home.

  4. Thus surrounded by misery, John, though but a lad, found himself trying to think out ways of helping these unfortunate men and their families, for he could not believe that it was right for them to suffer as they did.

  5. He was not fond of farm work but nevertheless he did his share in helping his father, who was a thrifty farmer.

  6. Besides helping in true neighborly fashion, they brought many joys to the people about them.

  7. These uses seem wonderful to us, but each year sees the telephone helping man more and more in strange and powerful ways.

  8. There are always a dozen or more boys that he is training and helping to prepare for life, thus giving to the world strong, helpful citizens.

  9. A few differences persisted; in France the chaplain was without the magnificent backing of the Jewish communities at home, which were always so eager to assist in entertaining and helping the Jewish men in the nearby camps.

  10. She herself, however, at last began to feel her legs and arms aching, though she would not admit it, but hastened to every patient whom she heard calling, ever ready as she was to lend a helping hand.

  11. It was indeed the cry of heavenly charity bursting forth, the invisible helping hand stretched out at last to dress the eternal sores of humanity.

  12. As he came to the cliff Shif'less Sol extended a helping hand, but Henry, noticing that he was pale and thin, did not take it until he had sprung lightly upon the rocks.

  13. The Major knew that he was attacked in force, and so far from helping the fleet his men must now defend themselves.

  14. She passed salads all around, helping each guest herself.

  15. In a short time the Union men attempted to again reach their homes, for the purpose of helping destitute families to get out.

  16. Hobbling about on it from morning till night was not helping it any.

  17. I forgot myself and my mate's duties, and took no part in helping the new-comers aboard.

  18. As at the time I caught her arm when helping her below, so at any time I was quite prepared, should stress or rough handling befall her, to see her crumble away.

  19. I shall remember that boy Ion now, whenever I think of you helping your father in the church at home.

  20. What will he say if he discovers that you are helping us?

  21. You remember their helping us with the luggage at Indian Queens'?

  22. Tom, with a deep breath, bending down and helping Hiram to clear away the weeds and debris from the rotten old door, now clearly disclosed to view.

  23. He vas bat mans," observed Jan Steenbock, helping to hold down the struggling skipper, whose fits of delirium still came back every now and again.

  24. His voice now seemed quite rational, and on Tom going up to him, he found that the delirium had left him, and that he was quite sober and in his senses again, so he unloosed him, helping him on to his feet.

  25. It is my own strength that's helping me," said the king's son.

  26. If you have, then either the devil or my daughter is helping you.

  27. But my son can make me understand," said Toolooha, helping the amiable giant to a second rib.

  28. He'll have to set his heart on helping wi' the cargo after supper," said the Captain, drawing a small notebook and pencil from his pocket.

  29. Tomaso the physician told Dame Lavender all about it while Giovanni was helping Mary sort herbs in the still-room.

  30. While Aunt Olive was helping to choose this Barty slipped across the way and looked for Vanni.

  31. They went through the long airy quiet rooms of the hospital where the monks were tending sick men, or helping them out into the sun.

  32. As Brother Brigham has said, I would rather be helping in those on the plains than be here, if circumstances and duty would permit.

  33. He always had consolation for the despondent, a helping hand for the needy, and a tear for the sorrowing and afflicted.

  34. After we returned from our journey to the West, the whole Church united in this great undertaking, and every man lent a helping hand.

  35. His brother Solomon was the only one outside the Church, willing to lend him a helping hand in his financial troubles, resulting from the inimical actions of his neighbors and old-time associates.

  36. His heart-strings might be torn, his feelings crucified and sawn asunder, but so long as his faith in God and the Priesthood remained, heaven helping him, he would try and do as he was told.

  37. As first counselor to his chief, and only second to him in influence among the people, we find him taking part and helping to direct in all the important movements affecting the growth and prosperity of Zion.

  38. Lance Cleaverage was helping awkward little Ola Derf to mount the black filly!

  39. Being a musician I was counted a noncombatant, and my duties during battle consisted in helping the wounded back to hastily extemporized hospitals.

  40. I set to work helping the wounded to the rear.

  41. They also raised some beans, which came to maturity at a time when provisions and funds were very low, so helping them greatly.

  42. The authorities therefore had announced that provisions would be sold only to those who were helping build the fort.

  43. He was an expert agriculturist, energetic, and in love with the game of helping the immigrant settlers.

  44. The impression of the writer when he visited the colony was that she was doing splendid work in helping the peasant women.

  45. We have been instrumental in helping a number of incipient business men to start cheese factories.

  46. By helping the settler to make a success through extension of credit to him, through demonstrations, through finding a market for his products, and through organizing community work, I am only advertising my land and attracting new settlers.

  47. Often we are able to be of material assistance in helping them to buy the right stock at the right prices.

  48. Just think of it--somewhere within twenty miles of us there's in the neighborhood of a hundred thousand dollars of stolen money, planted till they can get it safely; and the men that got away with it are helping the law to run us down.

  49. Why, I wouldn't miss helping tame this country for half a dozen such scrapes as I'm in now.

  50. I brought the rope; and I will brazenly admit that I should not have balked at helping decorate the limb of a cottonwood with those two red-handed scoundrels.

  51. I only stripped the rest off, so as to give you a chance to grow a new one, and I'm helping you to do it as fast as you can.

  52. I'm always finding out that you are helping the people and letting them think it is my doing.

  53. Gave me the slip while I was helping you.

  54. Don't be so snaggy to a man who is helping you.

  55. Thank you," said the doctor, helping himself mechanically to that which he had prescribed; and as soon as he had lit his cigar, throwing himself back in another chair.

  56. When they run down, he comes to me for help, and I am helping him.

  57. Each year has also seen a much larger percentage of our local men and women helping out on the programme.

  58. Emma, her aunt's maid, came to the rescue by hunting out a large bag of coloured wools and helping her to make a ball for the baby.

  59. It is not always wise to shield people from the consequences of their own faults, however much we may wish to, and you will be doing her a greater kindness by helping her to keep certain good resolutions she has made.


  60. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "helping" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    accessory; adjuvant; allotment; allowance; ancillary; attendant; attending; auxiliary; bit; bite; budget; chunk; commission; contingent; course; cover; cut; deal; dessert; destiny; dish; dividend; dole; end; entree; fate; favorable; half; help; helping; instrumental; interest; lot; measure; meed; menial; mess; ministerial; ministering; modicum; moiety; part; percentage; piece; place; plate; portion; promotion; proportion; quantum; quota; ration; segment; service; servile; serving; share; slice; stake; stock; subservient; subsidiary; waiting


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    helping hand; helping himself; helping them