How to Use helpful in a Sentence

helpful

adjective

• A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.
• This tool, called mirroring, can be helpful during small talk.
  — Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
• For 30% of these conditions, there were treatments known to be helpful.
  — Jonathan Wosen Reprints, STAT, 9 Feb. 2023
• While awkward at first, the pinch grip can be helpful if working on really precise cuts.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• Both processes are helpful when buying, but a pre-approval carries more weight.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
• Understanding how your mind works—and how to work it better—can be helpful after breaking up.
  — Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
• Phrases that are focused on healing or moving on are also not helpful to your friend who may want to sit in their grief to process it a little longer.
  — Julia Furlan, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
• Some survival kits sold today are absolutely packed with gear, but very little of it is going to be helpful in a crisis.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
• The titanium mug and lid kept beverages warm, while the collapsible handle was helpful while pouring and is easy to pack and store.
  — Madeline Diamond, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
• That’s been helpful — how certain people have navigated those waters as far as gender and diversity.
  — Charlotte Barnett, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023
• But there’s a difference between being helpful and providing for your family and enabling his behavior.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
• Focus on your family unit Putting your concentration and energy into your kids can be helpful in situations like this.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 6 Dec. 2024
• Bus manifests likewise may not be helpful since identification is not required to board, according to Kenny.
  — Elise Hammond, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
• 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
• 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 Trump’s helpers are not always helpful in the final days of a neck and neck contest.
  — Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
• 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 your answering for the other commenter isn't helpful in the first place.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• 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
• 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
• This type of therapy takes time to work and may be more helpful for chronic hives.
  — Karen Pallarito, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
• Seems that there are options such as rental vouchers that may be helpful.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024