assisting

Example Sentences

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Both men were found guilty Thursday of assisting a foreign intelligence service in violation of the U.K.’s National Security Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"The government is not assisting and will not assist these individuals," he told a news conference.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Urbina, 35, began searching for a Spanish speaker who could help her, and said she stumbled on a Facebook post advertising the services of Catholic Charities, a prominent aid organization whose services include assisting immigrants.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

But in 1999, she was in her first job, assisting the magazine’s editor in chief, Anna Wintour, and helping to train the woman who would ultimately write the novel that became the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

That afternoon she spent a tedious hour assisting Ana in dressing for dinner, and that evening the house was full of ladies in rich satin gowns and gentlemen wearing plush velvet and shining boots.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo