: 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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Aparna Sinha, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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The butterfly clasp is intuitive and the steel bracelet has just a hint of stretch, which is helpful on long fights where joint swelling inevitably occurs.
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Aparna Sinha, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Benefit From Thermals The rising and falling thermals can be helpful or a huge pain in the butt.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 Sep. 2024
By Sarah Johns The Fresh Toast Meditation is very popular and can be helpful in times of change, growth or stress…and marijuana might help
Between 200-300 million people practice mediation around the world.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
The butterfly clasp is intuitive and the steel bracelet has just a hint of stretch, which is helpful on long fights where joint swelling inevitably occurs.
—Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpful. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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