How to Use lend a hand in a Sentence
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Letizia rushed to lend a hand, as did the people around her.
— Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023 -
The lab, which helped solve the Golden State Killer case from the same era, would lend a hand.
— oregonlive, 8 Jan. 2022 -
As for anyone wanting to lend a hand, the best thing to do with it is sign our names.
— Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2022 -
Those who recognize that aren’t quick to judge but are faster to lend a hand.
— Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023 -
When Rhaenyra's children arrive to lend a hand, a fight breaks out.
— Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022 -
The volunteers again came out Tuesday evening to lend a hand.
— Matt Button, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2021 -
The holiday frenzy has landed, and The Times arts team is here to lend a hand with the shopping.
— Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021 -
The team is excited and has already set a date for this spring to return and lend a hand again.
— Christine Faulhaber, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 -
The marines were supposed to help with land invasions and also lend a hand at sea.
— David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023 -
From there, Fallon struggled to get the outfit on, prompting Doja to run to his side of the desk and lend a hand.
— Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 May 2024 -
If anyone ever needed anything, Bill and his wife were the first to lend a hand.
— Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023 -
The process requires research and patience, but there are free resources ready to lend a hand.
— cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022 -
Jerry comes out to lend a hand, but not without a few tricks and tries to steal the role of conductor for his own.
— Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022 -
Since there's no chopping required, kids of almost any age (3 and up) can lend a hand with this recipe.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 July 2023 -
Come out to the San Diego River to lend a hand and support local veterans.
— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022 -
Last year's tragedy not only added stress by its nature, but rushed people back to the city from long distances to lend a hand.
— Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022 -
The county appeared eager to lend a hand Tuesday with the all-female board heaping praise on the new mayor.
— Rebecca Ellisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022 -
Time after time an American inside the airport tries to lend a hand.
— Carter Malkasian, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 -
Some of them rearrange tables to form a single one that takes up almost the entire room; others go to the kitchen to lend a hand.
— Oscar Espinosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024 -
Even the littlest kids can lend a hand with simple tasks like crumbling cornbread for stuffing.
— Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020 -
The key to the show was figuring out how to switch between characters, and the local comedy scene was there to lend a hand.
— oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2021 -
Eggers worked on cases for free at her dining room table and people just didn’t call her up to lend a hand.
— Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024 -
There were, however, others who stayed to lend a hand — the atrocious state of the playa notwithstanding.
— Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023 -
But there was some cautious optimism that the potential for light rains this weekend could lend a hand.
— Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2022 -
Thankfully, Sacramento resident Jaime Cervantes had pulled off the road in front of the couple and offered to lend a hand with the chains.
— Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 3 Mar. 2024 -
One aspect of the work – digitization of Leopold's Shack journals – will allow the public to lend a hand.
— Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 May 2022 -
Each and every guest comments on how genuinely kind our townsfolk are, always ready to lend a hand.
— Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 20 May 2024 -
Don’t have anyone in your immediate circle who can lend a hand?
— Nikki Campo, SELF, 23 Dec. 2022 -
The jeweler was happy to lend a hand in making a lasting memory.
— Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023 -
His loved ones remembered him as someone who would also lend a hand to his community.
— Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
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