How to Use helping in a Sentence

helping

noun

• He had two helpings of carrots.
• Can I give you a second helping?
• One change has been the big helping on the 5-man every time.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2021
• This is the heaping helping of jam your day and night needs most.
  — Kat Bein, Billboard, 9 July 2019
• To me, that’s about as fun as a double helping of kale.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 8 June 2020
• So take a chill pill and get ready for a heaping helping of Frosti.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 9 July 2020
• Don’t hesitate to ask for a large helping of soul food to ease the pain.
  — L'oreal Thompson Payton, SELF, 24 Apr. 2021
• Who among us hasn’t, in the past six years, been given a heavy helping of what Time will?
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
• The ghosts of those doubters are eating a large helping of crow — or perhaps cake.
  — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• The Cascades will see a heavy helping of new snow from this system.
  — oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2020
• Sweetness, of course, does lend a big helping hand, too.
  — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
• Try filling the toilet with a hefty helping of dish soap.
  — Blair Donovan, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2020
• And there are generous helpings of peas and fresh mint to boot.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 13 July 2023
• Dine-in orders can get a second helping for half the price.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024
• The result will warm the soul, with just a touch of zip and zing from a generous helping of lemon juice.
  — New York Times, 8 June 2022
• Halloween is a time for tricks and treats, which means a hearty helping of giggles.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
• With a big helping hand from Shohei Ohtani and a lights-out bullpen, that’s exactly what the Dodgers did.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
• Most of the rain will be off to the east, although much of the area received a good helping of showers before noon.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 2 Dec. 2020
• For that whole first week there were no hugs, no helping, no getting too close.
  — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
• An hour later, the squirrel came back down the tree for a second helping.
  — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
• The size of your palm and thick as your wallet, the crisp pastries are filled with a hefty helping of slurpy, stewed beef.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 24 Feb. 2020
• For motorists, every visit to the gas pump brings a fresh helping of pain.
  — Ronald D. White, Anchorage Daily News, 27 May 2022
• Get an extra helping of greens for the day in the crust of your pizza with this gluten-free pizza crust recipe.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2021
• Give me an extra helping of beans, rice, fruits and veggies, please.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 30 July 2019
• Or at least brace yourself for a hearty helping of tension.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2021
• Once the pie is sliced and doled out, just sit back and watch everyone reach for a second helping!
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
• All these pork chops need is a healthy helping of homemade salsa verde.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022
• But until then, French is letting his fans eat off a hearty helping of Mac & Cheese.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• But there are no shortcuts on flavor, thanks to a healthy helping of lemon, garlic, and fresh herbs.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
• And so did the school mascots, getting everyone into the spirit of the helping fight food insecurity.
  — Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024