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 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 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
• Check out the brand’s helpful shade chart to understand which hue best treats your concerns.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
• This polite, helpful stranger turned out to be Vin Scully.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• There are even helpful ancient robots around to give you tips.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 11 May 2023
• If in a clearing, a signal mirror can be helpful if sunlight pierces through the canopy.
  — Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2023
• Of course, many of the terms above overlap, but the process of identification is helpful.
  — Susan Madsen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• The friend is a nice guy and has been helpful to my spouse in finding employment and giving us lots of pass-me-downs from his kids.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• Eyewitness accounts or video of the event can be helpful.
  — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
• So Alan was super helpful, because he’s been going back and forth to Japan.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 13 June 2024
• Joker and Harley Quinn have been reinterpreted in many ways over the decades but have signatures that can be either cliché or helpful identifiers.
  — Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
• While these tips are helpful guidelines, everyone’s skin is different.
  — Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jan 2025