: of service or assistance : useful
a helpful neighbor
helpful advice
just trying to be helpful
helpfulness
noun
Examples of helpful in a Sentence
A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.
a kind and helpful person
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The hack works for all types of bread but is especially helpful for loaves that don't include preservatives, like homemade and artisanal breads.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Some have helpful ingredients such as:45 Aloe Caffeine Cucumber
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—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
While these models have been very helpful, being the foundational models from which researchers have distilled smaller models, many people believe the costs simply don’t make sense and question the ROI on such massive dollar investments.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Everyone’s temptations, whether helpful or not, come into view at the same time.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Some have helpful ingredients such as:45 Aloe Caffeine Cucumber
Green tea
Retinol
4.
—Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
While these models have been very helpful, being the foundational models from which researchers have distilled smaller models, many people believe the costs simply don’t make sense and question the ROI on such massive dollar investments.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Everyone’s temptations, whether helpful or not, come into view at the same time.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for helpful
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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