How to Use assist in a Sentence

assist

1 of 2 verb

• The cream assists in the prevention of skin cancer.
• The device assists those who can't climb stairs.
• She assisted the boy with his homework.
• She assisted in making the decision.
• The President was assisted by his advisers.
• Federal agents are assisting with the investigation.
• Another doctor assisted him with the operation.
• Another doctor assisted with the operation.
• When equipped, each of the five rings assisted with one facet of the game’s combat.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 26 June 2023
• The law has assisted in the the identification of more than 800 rapists.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on how to assist a spouse in the midst of a life-or-death dilemma.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Clune succeeds Tim Carter, who will remain with the firm through April to assist with the transition.
  — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2024
• Traffic jams into and out of Ault Park, with too few police to assist.
  — The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
• Harden assisted on five of the team’s first 11 baskets.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• The table was filled with fun treats to assist in the process, including chocolates and fruit gummies.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• Both Adams and Hochul have called for federal aid to assist in housing.
  — Lindsay Kornick, Fox News, 15 May 2023
• Hoffman had to be assisted off as the Sharks went on to a 2-1 victory that snapped a nine-game losing streak.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
• Perhaps Sarah, in an attempt to assist this person, may have followed him to that area.
  — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2023
• Eventually, Stanton recruits a team of men to help assist him in the capture of Booth.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• The task force asked local police to assist in arresting him.
  — Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
• Members of the task force were mobilized to assist in the early stages of rescue and recovery.
  — Michael Roppolo, CBS News, 2 June 2023
• If someone in your life offers to cook a meal for you, help with chores around the house or assist with school drop-offs and pickups for your kids, take them up on the offer.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2024
• Fox had flown back to the Bahamas to assist in the relief effort, and saw the human and economic cost of climate change firsthand.
  — Peter Guest, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2024
• Deputies, assisted by a crew in a sheriff’s helicopter, searched the area for the woman but were unable to locate her.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2023
• Authorities said Hare had stopped to assist a motorist with a flat tire.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
• Hudson Police and Fire also responded to the scene to assist.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2023
• The receiver, David I. Gilmore, brought Pettigrew on board to assist.
  — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
• Rescue crews from both the sheriff's office and the Peoria Fire Department assisted in the search.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
• Once the blaze was put out, a drone assisted firefighters in the search for hot spots, and firefighters remained on scene until about 9 p.m.
  — Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023
• Hosts will be available to assist viewers and answer questions.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024

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assist

2 of 2 noun

• James scored 27 on 25 shots with nine rebounds and six assists.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
• Jalen Duren had 20 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 8 Feb. 2024
• His arm is one of the strongest among outfielders, and his four assists rank tied for third in the majors.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 June 2023
• Jared McCann had three assists and Philipp Grubauer made 21 saves.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Soon, Jokić was leading the league in points, assists, and rebounds.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• James leads England with three goals and is tied for the tournament lead with three assists.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• The Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic has long been near the top of the leaderboard in points, assists and rebounds.
  — Robert O’Connell, WSJ, 1 June 2023
• James Harden finished with 10 assists, five rebounds and four steals but turned the ball over three times and made two of his eight shots.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• The junior also had 45 draw controls, 17 ground balls and four assists.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2023
• Plum had 26 points, five rebounds, an assist and a steal in 36 minutes of action.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
• Tari Eason pitched in with 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four blocks.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
• Vela, who returned from an injury, had a goal and an assist in the opening 30 minutes to help give LAFC a 2-0 lead.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• Cole played in five games, notching 12 points, three rebounds, and two assists in 49 minutes of game time.
  — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
• The Timbers are 3-1-1 in their last five matches, with Mora finding all three of his goals and the assist during that stretch.
  — oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2023
• Dadonov has four points and six assists this postseason.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• Peltier added 22 assists and 21 digs in Howard’s second straight win.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
• The thrilling start to his Manchester City career was capped with a goal and four assists in the 6-1 demolition of Bournemouth.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• After setup is complete, ride around the town with pedal assist or switch to e-bike mode for longer trips.
  — Heidi Wachter, Treehugger, 8 Aug. 2023
• Each game, Wade awards the belt to the player who amassed the most of a key statistic — not points, rebounds or assists but total deflections.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2023
• The Only Murders in the Building actress looks back smiling at the camera, thankful for the assist.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
• Averaged 18 points, six rebounds and four assists per game while shooting 54% from the field.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
• Bomber goalie Trent Yelton made nine saves while Guttman had seven goals and four assists to lead his teammates.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• Haliburton was the catalyst on the court, adding four rebounds, five assists and three steals.
  — oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2023
• Ellis, a senior guard, had 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 10 Mar. 2024
• Austin had 17 tackles (six solo and 11 assists) to go with a tackle for a loss and a fumble recovery in the Gators’ win at Orange Beach.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 17 Sep. 2023
• This time as the youngest player to deliver an assist in league history.
  — Xiomara Gerardo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• Antony had six goals and one assists in 33 appearances (26 starts) for Arouca last season.
  — oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
• Jordan Kyrou had a goal and two assists for St. Louis, which surrendered at least four goals in each of its previous four games against the Kings.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• McDonald recorded 31 goals and passed for 15 assists to earn first-team All-State honors.
  — Preps, al, 23 June 2023
• Carroll returned its leader in kills (Austin), blocks (Young) and assists (Cat Millsap).
  — Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023

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