How to Use helping in a Sentence

helping

noun
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  • After many hors d’oeuvres, a few glasses of wine, and several helpings of fresh bread, my main course was the pipe rigate alla vodka.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 June 2024
  • Each level also has a heaping helping of absurdist comedy.
    — PCMAG, 20 June 2024
  • And there's not a person who has entered any one of homes, whether mine, Mom's, or my sisters', and been served a helping without leaving with the recipe at their request.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 14 May 2021
  • Inflation in Alaska over the last 12 months surged to levels not seen in three decades, with prices of gasoline, used cars and clothing helping drive the trend.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2021
  • With a spacious container and several speed settings, Vitamix's blenders can make just about anything from creamy soups to a hearty helping of frosé.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 22 June 2021
  • An extra helping of midrange finesse nudges the Elite into flagship-headphone territory.
    — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 13 June 2024
  • In Italy, the relationship between pharmacist and client is close—playing a key role in helping and preventing ailments.
    — Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • Yes to the Dress underway, fan are undoubtedly thrilled to see Randy Fenoli back in action and helping brides find the gowns of their dreams.
    — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2021
  • But wouldn’t a 10-year-old helping call an NBA playoff game on live television seem unrealistic too?
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2021
  • One change has been the big helping on the 5-man every time.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Who among us hasn’t, in the past six years, been given a heavy helping of what Time will?
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Sweetness, of course, does lend a big helping hand, too.
    — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • And there are generous helpings of peas and fresh mint to boot.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 13 July 2023
  • Dine-in orders can get a second helping for half the price.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The result will warm the soul, with just a touch of zip and zing from a generous helping of lemon juice.
    — New York Times, 8 June 2022
  • Halloween is a time for tricks and treats, which means a hearty helping of giggles.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
  • For motorists, every visit to the gas pump brings a fresh helping of pain.
    — Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022
  • Once the pie is sliced and doled out, just sit back and watch everyone reach for a second helping!
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • All these pork chops need is a healthy helping of homemade salsa verde.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022
  • But until then, French is letting his fans eat off a hearty helping of Mac & Cheese.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • But there are no shortcuts on flavor, thanks to a healthy helping of lemon, garlic, and fresh herbs.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • And be sure to throw in a generous helping of whole grains, as well as a rainbow of fruit choices.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Serve warm, with a large helping of the flavorful liquid.
    — Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The smell of a savory flatbread coming out of the oven in the bakery down the street used to send them running downstairs to buy a helping.
    — Nimet Kirac, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The Village is a busy hive of neighbor-helping-neighbor.
    — Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Vance ate his own helping of humble pie about an hour into Trump’s speech.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The Astros who were not there in 2017 were serenaded with a hearty helping of boos.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Don't feel pressured to toss it in the trash can or to pile everyone's plate with second helpings.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2023
  • As for the base, Lynch wrapped a smaller plait and golden chain around it to lend an extra helping of polish to the overall look.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 16 Feb. 2022
  • There’s even a side helping of ’70s nostalgia thrown in for good measure.
    — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2023

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