How to Use helping in a Sentence
helping
noun
- He had two helpings of carrots.
- Can I give you a second helping?
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Ifrah’s shift at the plant was 3 to 11 p.m., but this part of the job — the helping — was more of a lifestyle.
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Jessica Pressler,
Daily Intelligencer,
12 Dec. 2017
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One change has been the big helping on the 5-man every time.
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Chris Fedor,
cleveland,
2 Nov. 2021
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This is the heaping helping of jam your day and night needs most.
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Kat Bein,
Billboard,
9 July 2019
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To me, that’s about as fun as a double helping of kale.
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Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
8 June 2020
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But like much of the South, please, thank you, sir, ma'am, and a good helping of eye contact are all the norm.
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Meredith Carey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2018
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So take a chill pill and get ready for a heaping helping of Frosti.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
9 July 2020
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And on top of it all, the state is about to get a healthy helping of extra compost.
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Matt Simon,
WIRED,
2 July 2018
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Don’t hesitate to ask for a large helping of soul food to ease the pain.
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L'oreal Thompson Payton,
SELF,
24 Apr. 2021
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Top each portion with the equal helpings of the mushrooms and beans and then the chard mixture.
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Joe Yonan,
charlotteobserver,
7 Feb. 2018
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Who among us hasn’t, in the past six years, been given a heavy helping of what Time will?
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Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2024
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The ghosts of those doubters are eating a large helping of crow — or perhaps cake.
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Gary Kamiya,
SFChronicle.com,
4 Sep. 2020
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The Cascades will see a heavy helping of new snow from this system.
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oregonlive,
25 Nov. 2020
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Sweetness, of course, does lend a big helping hand, too.
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Yotam Ottolenghi,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2023
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Try filling the toilet with a hefty helping of dish soap.
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Blair Donovan,
Country Living,
28 Apr. 2020
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And there are generous helpings of peas and fresh mint to boot.
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Christopher Michel,
Country Living,
13 July 2023
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Dine-in orders can get a second helping for half the price.
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Rachel Bernhard,
Journal Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2024
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The result will warm the soul, with just a touch of zip and zing from a generous helping of lemon juice.
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New York Times,
8 June 2022
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Those price gains mean investors might now have too big a helping of stocks.
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Adam Shell,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2017
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Halloween is a time for tricks and treats, which means a hearty helping of giggles.
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Laura L. Davis,
USA TODAY,
18 Oct. 2022
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With a big helping hand from Shohei Ohtani and a lights-out bullpen, that’s exactly what the Dodgers did.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Sep. 2024
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Most of the rain will be off to the east, although much of the area received a good helping of showers before noon.
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Jay R. Jordan,
Chron,
2 Dec. 2020
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For that whole first week there were no hugs, no helping, no getting too close.
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Sarah Feldberg,
SFChronicle.com,
12 Nov. 2020
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An hour later, the squirrel came back down the tree for a second helping.
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Rasha Aridi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Dec. 2020
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The size of your palm and thick as your wallet, the crisp pastries are filled with a hefty helping of slurpy, stewed beef.
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Dominic Armato,
azcentral,
24 Feb. 2020
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For motorists, every visit to the gas pump brings a fresh helping of pain.
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Ronald D. White,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 May 2022
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Get an extra helping of greens for the day in the crust of your pizza with this gluten-free pizza crust recipe.
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Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2021
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The live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch is poised to deliver an ohana-sized helping of fan service.
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Jen Juneau,
People.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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Brace yourself for plenty of matzo ball soup, deli drama, and a heaping helping of love.
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Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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