help wanted
adjective
US
: related to or being advertisements for jobs that employers are seeking to fill
the help wanted ads in the newspaper
Examples of help wanted in a Sentence
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These offices were decidedly low tech operations, and their job search techniques were primitive by today’s standards (help wanted ads in newspapers, responding to orders from employers).
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Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Add a ‘help wanted’ sign to the White House’s front door:
The White House is searching for its next head of the Office of Special Counsel after Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination on Tuesday evening.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
After answering a help wanted ad in the local newspaper, Charles begins working for Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), a private detective investigating the theft of an expensive necklace at a local retirement community.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Newsom’s political critics — not the dining kind — pointed out the irony of a help wanted ad for a $16-an-hour busser job at a Lake Tahoe area cafe the governor founded that’s part of a hospitality group now run by his sister.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
In the window of a shuttered florist’s, left over from Before: help wanted.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
In May, Bally’s Chicago put out a help wanted sign, looking to hire more than 700 positions — everything from card dealers and security to housekeeping and marketing — for the temporary casino.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
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Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Add a ‘help wanted’ sign to the White House’s front door:
The White House is searching for its next head of the Office of Special Counsel after Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination on Tuesday evening.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 22 Oct. 2025
After answering a help wanted ad in the local newspaper, Charles begins working for Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada), a private detective investigating the theft of an expensive necklace at a local retirement community.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Newsom’s political critics — not the dining kind — pointed out the irony of a help wanted ad for a $16-an-hour busser job at a Lake Tahoe area cafe the governor founded that’s part of a hospitality group now run by his sister.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
In the window of a shuttered florist’s, left over from Before: help wanted.
—Sigrid Nunez, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
In May, Bally’s Chicago put out a help wanted sign, looking to hire more than 700 positions — everything from card dealers and security to housekeeping and marketing — for the temporary casino.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Help wanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/help%20wanted. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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