How to Use aid in a Sentence

aid

1 of 2 verb

• They gave money in order to aid the cause.
• He jumped into the water to aid the drowning child.
• She aided them in their efforts.
• She aided the government in the attempt to fight illiteracy.
• The Mercury committed 11 bad pass turnovers in the game and aided the Sparks to eight steals.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
• If not, they could be dealt before the deadline to aid the rebuild.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• The pace of Israel's military assault has left no place safe in the south, where the U.N. had planned to aid civilians.
  — Wafaa Shurafa, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2023
• Belt boxes allow the belts to be coiled up and stored when not in use, and also aid quick reloading of machine guns.
  — Matthew Moss, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2023
• In the spring, if the ground is not too frozen, snow melt penetrates into the ground, aiding the first crops of the season, Vavrus explained.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
• But a surprising finding from the studies could aid efforts to save them.
  — Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 1 June 2023
• One 35-yard Drake scoring drive for a field goal was aided by 30 yards in penalties, two personal fouls on the same play.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
• Dubai has seen a surge in demand for property over the past couple years, aided by an influx of a people from around the world.
  — Zainab Fattah, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
• Commercial companies in the area are also aiding in the search.
  — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
• This is at best a sin of omission and, at worst, an act of mercy that aids these groups in appealing to more mainstream audiences.
  — Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 20 June 2023
• Those players, like Duclair, might bring decent returns that could aid the rebuild.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
• Groups step up to help cross-country team John Herrera of Vista explained the genesis of efforts to aid the cross-country team.
  — Lola Sherman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2023
• This isn’t the first time Team Roc has aided the community of Milwaukee.
  — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2023
• Nor would Kyiv have many options for aiding its fellow citizens on the wrong side of that line once established.
  — M. E. Sarotte, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2023
• Trudeau has been charged with one count of aiding an offender by being an accomplice after the fact, per FOX9.
  — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• Randolph, who uses a wheelchair and was aided by headphones for the hard-of-hearing, stared straight ahead and was emotionless when the verdict was read.
  — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2023
• Yerba Buena scored its 11 runs on just two hits, and was aided by 14 walks issued by Grizzlies pitchers.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
• The super lightweight, grippy lugs, and snug and supportive construction will aid you on the inclines and descents.
  — By sunset, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• The patrol did not provide details on the duties and operations troopers will aid in.
  — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 26 July 2023
• Jamie Wyeth, who owns a home on Monhegan Island and is a former shareholder in the grocery store, has donated $5,000 to aid his neighbors.
  — Ralph Blumenthal, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• Eovaldi’s brilliance aided a Rangers offense that scored fewer than four runs in a win for just the second time this season.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2023
• This led them to suggest that the amphibians might play a role in carrying pollen from bloom to bloom, aiding the tree’s reproduction.
  — Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 6 May 2023
• Some, including Lester, did call 911, and a neighbor eventually aided a bleeding Yarl in the street.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
• The science may also aid in preserving near-extinct animal species in the future.
  — Heather Mundt, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• Cold packs keep all the contents chilled, aided by fabric insulation.
  — PCMAG, 27 Mar. 2024
• They'll be aided by two new spacecraft that have recently arrived at the sun, gathering data from near and even within the corona.
  — Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2024

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aid

2 of 2 noun

• The work was done with the aid of a computer.
• The computer is an aid to keeping costs down.
• The project was completed with the aid of several students.
• He teaches art with visual aids.
• She applied for financial aid in order to go to college.
• The government has given millions of dollars in economic aid to these nations.
• The diagram is provided as an aid to understanding.
• Ukraine is open to some U.S. aid in the form of a loan.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
• The loan announced this week brings the total to $15.4 million in aid.
  — Samantha Lacicero, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2024
• On Monday, the third convoy of aid arrived in Gaza in as many days.
  — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
• But there is no way to replace the lapse of U.S. military aid.
  — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
• Though Kimberly tried to call for TJ, no aid came to stop the ritual.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• France and the European Union soon cut of hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.
  — Miriam Berger, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
• Outside the realm of research and aid, the marketplace can also fail the needs of women and girls in the Global South.
  — Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Jan. 2024
• Pet parents across the globe are turning to these anxiety aids for their dogs' peace of mind.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023
• There's a doll with a prosthetic leg, a doll with vitiligo, and one with behind-the-ear hearing aids.
  — Arianna Bradford, Parents, 27 July 2023
• Still, the $44 billion in military aid has been a good investment, Jones said.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2023
• The move to end relocation aid, which will take effect Feb. 9, had been rumored for months.
  — Josh Funk, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
• Israeli drone strikes have occurred at or near aid convoys.
  — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
• Jenkins provided aid to a young woman with a neck wound.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2023
• Hanlon-Bremer said the AI would be an aid, rather than a substitute, for doctors.
  — Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 9 Jan. 2024
• Democrats are divided over whether the U.S. ought to give military aid to Israel.
  — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2023
• Disaster aid has been hard to get and slow to arrive, and residents face a long journey to rebuild.
  — Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024
• Could Mike Johnson lose his speakership over Ukraine aid?
  — USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
• None of the hikers required medical aid, the sheriff's office said.
  — Julianne McShane, NBC News, 17 May 2023
• Some of those changes Ruffin was brought in to aid revolved specifically around rebuilding the band around Sweet Sue.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 May 2023
• Yes, baskets and textiles are both woven — one mostly by hand and the other often with the aid of machinery.
  — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• All the amendments that were calling on cutting off Ukraine aid went down strongly in a bipartisan way.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 16 July 2023
• Blinken remarked that some U.S. aid had already been delivered, and that more military aid was on his way.
  — Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
• Museveni said that auditors sent by the aid group to survey the school’s finances had left on Thursday, one day before the attack.
  — Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024