: of service or assistance : useful
a helpful neighbor
helpful advice
just trying to be helpful
helpfulness
noun
Examples of helpful in a Sentence
A helpful neighbor shoveled our walkway.
a kind and helpful person
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This feature can be extremely helpful in extending insights use cases and getting stakeholders to embrace research as part of their business.
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Erin Tavgac, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The following are generally considered some of the least helpful foods for Crohn's disease.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 30 May 2025
This is where changing the way one frames mistakes in one’s head can be enormously helpful.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
In any case, their rankings (along with the public’s ratings from Yelp, Tripadvisor and similar sites) were helpful in sifting through Kansas City’s cornucopia of museums to determine a top 10 for your summer consideration.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
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Erin Tavgac, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The following are generally considered some of the least helpful foods for Crohn's disease.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 30 May 2025
This is where changing the way one frames mistakes in one’s head can be enormously helpful.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 29 May 2025
In any case, their rankings (along with the public’s ratings from Yelp, Tripadvisor and similar sites) were helpful in sifting through Kansas City’s cornucopia of museums to determine a top 10 for your summer consideration.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for helpful
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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