assist
Example Sentences
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The buzz: With a goal and an assist in the Americans’ penultimate warm-up with Senegal, Christian Pulisic broke out of a career-long scoring drought and proved himself ready for the World Cup.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Another $2,000 is listed for Cornerstone Schools that year “to assist the inner city schools in Uganda,” which is what Cornerstone Schools does in Detroit and Cornerstone Development does not do in Uganda’s inner-city schools.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
The issue is acute enough that local Moscow-installed authorities have had to launch a special hotline to assist them.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Pentagon officials have said that other companies will eventually win more contracts to assist the missile-tracking mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
“I am sorry I am not able to assist you in any way.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
Vocabulary lists containing assist
Defense, Dribble, and Dunk: Basketball Lingo
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Herbert Hoover on "Rugged Individualism" (1928)
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