How to Use aid in a Sentence
- She aided the government in the attempt to fight illiteracy.
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The Mercury committed 11 bad pass turnovers in the game and aided the Sparks to eight steals.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
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If not, they could be dealt before the deadline to aid the rebuild.
—Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
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The pace of Israel's military assault has left no place safe in the south, where the U.N. had planned to aid civilians.
—Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2023
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Belt boxes allow the belts to be coiled up and stored when not in use, and also aid quick reloading of machine guns.
—Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
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In the spring, if the ground is not too frozen, snow melt penetrates into the ground, aiding the first crops of the season, Vavrus explained.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
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But a surprising finding from the studies could aid efforts to save them.
—Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 1 June 2023
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One 35-yard Drake scoring drive for a field goal was aided by 30 yards in penalties, two personal fouls on the same play.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
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Dubai has seen a surge in demand for property over the past couple years, aided by an influx of a people from around the world.
—Zainab Fattah, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
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Commercial companies in the area are also aiding in the search.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
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This is at best a sin of omission and, at worst, an act of mercy that aids these groups in appealing to more mainstream audiences.
—Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 20 June 2023
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Those players, like Duclair, might bring decent returns that could aid the rebuild.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
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Groups step up to help cross-country team John Herrera of Vista explained the genesis of efforts to aid the cross-country team.
—Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
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This isn’t the first time Team Roc has aided the community of Milwaukee.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
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Nor would Kyiv have many options for aiding its fellow citizens on the wrong side of that line once established.
—M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
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Trudeau has been charged with one count of aiding an offender by being an accomplice after the fact, per FOX9.
—Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
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Randolph, who uses a wheelchair and was aided by headphones for the hard-of-hearing, stared straight ahead and was emotionless when the verdict was read.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2023
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Yerba Buena scored its 11 runs on just two hits, and was aided by 14 walks issued by Grizzlies pitchers.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
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The super lightweight, grippy lugs, and snug and supportive construction will aid you on the inclines and descents.
—By sunset, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
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The patrol did not provide details on the duties and operations troopers will aid in.
—Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 26 July 2023
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Jamie Wyeth, who owns a home on Monhegan Island and is a former shareholder in the grocery store, has donated $5,000 to aid his neighbors.
—Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
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Eovaldi’s brilliance aided a Rangers offense that scored fewer than four runs in a win for just the second time this season.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
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This led them to suggest that the amphibians might play a role in carrying pollen from bloom to bloom, aiding the tree’s reproduction.
—Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 6 May 2023
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Some, including Lester, did call 911, and a neighbor eventually aided a bleeding Yarl in the street.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
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The science may also aid in preserving near-extinct animal species in the future.
—Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
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Cold packs keep all the contents chilled, aided by fabric insulation.
—PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
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They'll be aided by two new spacecraft that have recently arrived at the sun, gathering data from near and even within the corona.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024
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Plans for a memorial service will be announced at a later time, officials aid.
—Li Cohen, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
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The federal government already sent Maryland $60 million in emergency aid and repurposed an existing $8 million federal grant to aid economic recovery.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
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Yet Georgia, another swing state, still grapples with relatively high inflation, possibly aiding former President Donald Trump.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
- The project was completed with the aid of several students.
- She applied for financial aid in order to go to college.
- The government has given millions of dollars in economic aid to these nations.
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Ukraine is open to some U.S. aid in the form of a loan.
—USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
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The loan announced this week brings the total to $15.4 million in aid.
—Samantha Lacicero, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2024
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On Monday, the third convoy of aid arrived in Gaza in as many days.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
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But there is no way to replace the lapse of U.S. military aid.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
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Though Kimberly tried to call for TJ, no aid came to stop the ritual.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
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France and the European Union soon cut of hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.
—Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
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Outside the realm of research and aid, the marketplace can also fail the needs of women and girls in the Global South.
—Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
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Pet parents across the globe are turning to these anxiety aids for their dogs' peace of mind.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023
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There's a doll with a prosthetic leg, a doll with vitiligo, and one with behind-the-ear hearing aids.
—Arianna Bradford, Parents, 27 July 2023
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Still, the $44 billion in military aid has been a good investment, Jones said.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
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The move to end relocation aid, which will take effect Feb. 9, had been rumored for months.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
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Israeli drone strikes have occurred at or near aid convoys.
—Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
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Jenkins provided aid to a young woman with a neck wound.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2023
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Hanlon-Bremer said the AI would be an aid, rather than a substitute, for doctors.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
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Democrats are divided over whether the U.S. ought to give military aid to Israel.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023
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Disaster aid has been hard to get and slow to arrive, and residents face a long journey to rebuild.
—Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024
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Could Mike Johnson lose his speakership over Ukraine aid?
—USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
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None of the hikers required medical aid, the sheriff's office said.
—Julianne McShane, NBC News, 17 May 2023
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Some of those changes Ruffin was brought in to aid revolved specifically around rebuilding the band around Sweet Sue.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 May 2023
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Yes, baskets and textiles are both woven — one mostly by hand and the other often with the aid of machinery.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
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All the amendments that were calling on cutting off Ukraine aid went down strongly in a bipartisan way.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 July 2023
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Blinken remarked that some U.S. aid had already been delivered, and that more military aid was on his way.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
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Museveni said that auditors sent by the aid group to survey the school’s finances had left on Thursday, one day before the attack.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
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The $345 million aid package was announced by the White House in a brief statement issued late Friday afternoon.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 28 July 2023
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Half of Sudan’s 46 million people need aid to survive, the United Nations says.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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And Biden in recent weeks has pushed for a halt in the fighting that would allow for the release of hostages and a path for humanitarian aid into Gaza.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
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From Canada to Spain to Bulgaria, other allies also pledged new packages of weapons and aid.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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