How to Use helpful in a Sentence

helpful

adjective

• A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.
• There are helpful pop-up tips that ease users into the process.
  — Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 1 Nov. 2023
• Cool air from the fridge or freezer can be helpful as well.
  — Evan Forster, Parents, 17 June 2024
• For one, taxi-whistling can, in fact, be helpful in hailing cabs.
  — Jon Gluck, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
• Keep scrolling to see some other helpful home finds that are all on sale right now.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• The options are helpful for people who need to avoid gluten, too.
  — Stacey Hugues, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2023
• Is there a way to be helpful without losing her as a friend?
  — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
• If not, a grinder brush, a soft, clean toothbrush, and a slightly damp rag can be helpful.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2023
• Stretching your hip, calves, and shins could be helpful.
  — Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
• But that's not super helpful if your phone has been snatched from a bag or pocket out in the wild.
  — Gabriel Zamora, PCMAG, 11 May 2023
• Even doing this once a year or at least once during the loan term is helpful.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
• Even Trump’s helpers are not always helpful in the final days of a neck and neck contest.
  — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
• The data are clear that these medicines, when used wisely, are helpful.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023
• To be able to make a little bit of light out of such a hard thing was really helpful.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• And that's helpful now that there's a little bit more power.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2022
• And your answering for the other commenter isn't helpful in the first place.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• Adding a future first could be helpful this season or down the road to grease a trade, as Weaver looks to build out the roster.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2023
• Just getting out of the house and away from electronics is helpful.
  — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
• This is a helpful list of poll closing times by state, via FiveThirtyEight.
  — Cate Martel, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
• The website also has a helpful map that shows routes from a home airport.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2024
• Just in case nobody got her point, the professor took the time to add helpful emojis: a knife, an axe, and drops of blood.
  — The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2023
• This belief is helpful to keep in mind when job searching.
  — Kim Thompson, Chron, 18 Nov. 2022
• The lack of much in the way of weather in our near future should be helpful for those last-minute holiday needs.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• But once on the stand, the witness, Shaun Fabos, offered a detail that was helpful to the defense.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Oct. 2022
• This type of therapy takes time to work and may be more helpful for chronic hives.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
• Adding some compost or worm castings from time to time on top of the potting soil can be helpful too.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2025
• Seems that there are options such as rental vouchers that may be helpful.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Check out the brand’s helpful shade chart to understand which hue best treats your concerns.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
• If a particular type of content leaves someone feeling anxious or upset, that’s a helpful signal to consume less of it and even block those who create that kind of online work.
  — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
• What whistleblowers need to know before speaking out The Signals Network has many resources, but perhaps the most helpful one is its personal assessment tool.
  — Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025