1
: a portion of food : serving
2
: dose sense 3
large helpings of reportage and interviews—
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Stefan KanferExamples of helping in a Sentence
He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Everyone politely mumbled that the smokiness added something, and the guest who had insisted was even kind enough to take a second helping.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
The trailer has Grand Theft Auto energy but with heaping helpings of military conspiracies and cyberpunk action.
—Jordan Minor, PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2025
Juan Silva ladled out a portion of his abuela’s chicken tortilla soup Sunday along with a sizable helping of empathy during the 13th annual Soup and Bread benefit hosted by BEDS Plus.
—Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Everyone politely mumbled that the smokiness added something, and the guest who had insisted was even kind enough to take a second helping.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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