: 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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Today isn’t an action day due to the below-zero day score, but helpful new resources may have shown up recently that make a difference.
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
This work could be helpful in the future for determining busy intersections for satellites, LLNL says.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Wearing compression socks and doing calf and leg stretches are helpful, too.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
Mary Ellen O’Toole, a professor at George Mason University and a former FBI profiler, said the video footage is helpful to investigators in more than one way, including providing some insight into the personality of the alleged kidnapper.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
This work could be helpful in the future for determining busy intersections for satellites, LLNL says.
—Julian Dossett, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Wearing compression socks and doing calf and leg stretches are helpful, too.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Feb. 2026
Mary Ellen O’Toole, a professor at George Mason University and a former FBI profiler, said the video footage is helpful to investigators in more than one way, including providing some insight into the personality of the alleged kidnapper.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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