How to Use helping hand in a Sentence

helping hand

noun
  • Special gardening cuffs help hands with limited strength grasp and use hand tools.
    Jodi Torpey, The Denver Post, 17 June 2019
  • The pair zip and zoom through galaxies, lending a helping hand to creatures in need and making new friends along the way.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 8 July 2019
  • His commitment to social services and civil rights helped hand his state and the south to Republicans.
    The Economist, 22 June 2019
  • Warm hearted, generous to each person who needed a helping hand, model father and husband, and friend to the friendless.
    Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2019
  • Developments in robotics will give us machines that offer a helping hand with cleaning, cooking and more.
    Patrick Lucas Austin, Time, 25 July 2019
  • John Sisk was a recreational vehicle technician who worked hard to provide for his family and lend a helping hand to friends in need, his brother said.
    Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2019
  • What would that look like in a superhero context, where evil is typically defeated through physical violence rather than a helping hand?
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 3 July 2019
  • Chris Guccione, who has been a major league umpire since 2000, saw a fellow umpire in trouble and is lending a helping hand.
    Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, 1 July 2019
  • Sources insinuated that Peter might have had a helping hand from his pilot father, but there's no verification that this happened.
    Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 9 July 2019
  • With García’s deft helping hand, Conejo and Anansi had empowered black self-affirmation in Ecuador.
    Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian, 14 June 2019
  • One of Collins’ co-workers, Tameko Fenderson, said Collins was generous with her co-workers, lending a helping hand even if she wasn’t being paid to do so.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 9 July 2019
  • Thank you to all the helping hands and loving hearts that helped her on the way to a new home.
    Mariashines, cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • Here are some ways to give back and lend a helping hand to those in need across the Louisville area.
    The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Stay in touch with your users and offer a helping hand once in a while.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • This is not Airbnb's first time lending a helping hand to refugees.
    Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Some may be old, others new, but all of these could use a helping hand.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • And while some things about branding have changed over the years, the need for a helping hand from neighbors and friends has not.
    John Russell / Steamboat Today, The Denver Post, 14 June 2020
  • On paper, Brazil has been given a helping hand by the kindness of the draw, too.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Ours is the power of a helping hand and a loving embrace.
    Kristan Hawkins, National Review, 1 Sep. 2020
  • The lucky might just need a helping hand to help keep life going along smoothly.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Meals on Wheels: Meals on Wheels provides a helping hand.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Some have the helping hands of friends, while others fly solo.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Give your brain a helping hand with Neuriva Brain Health.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Russ was always there to lend a helping hand to others.
    courant.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Some people just need a helping hand and a friendly face.
    Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2021
  • Please join me in lending a helping hand and support @feedingamerica.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 20 Mar. 2020
  • To take a more firm stance against your loss of firmness, some of the usual suspects can lend a helping hand.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Williams knew what could happen to kids in east Gainesville without a helping hand.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Hosts say that a helping hand from renters can go a long way when properties are booked back-to-back.
    Preetika Rana, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
  • But that helping hand is being withdrawn, and parents are bracing for a slap in the face this Sept. 30.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023

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