helping hand

Example Sentences

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And horses have also played a helping hand in teammate Ella Lloyd's success.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Parkkonen, who appears on stage as enigmatic and brooding while lamenting his unanswered love next to a flaming confessional, hoped the song will serve as "a helping hand".

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Intel is the first major chip maker to lend Elon Musk a helping hand in his bid to launch a potentially multitrillion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing project.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Colleges should do more to monitor the progress of male students, persuade them not to drop out and stay connected with—and offer a helping hand to—those who leave but may want to return.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It was like I wanted to give up—because in society nobody wants to give us a helping hand.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander