: 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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Earlier this year, an update made the model too agreeable, sometimes saying what sounded nice instead of what was actually helpful.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Bats are mostly helpful, rarely harmful and play a vital role in the ecosystem.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Latin American election officials on Wednesday got a fresh look at how elections are run in Florida and the United States, thanks to a helpful tour offered by the Broward County Supervisor of Elections.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Bats are mostly helpful, rarely harmful and play a vital role in the ecosystem.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Latin American election officials on Wednesday got a fresh look at how elections are run in Florida and the United States, thanks to a helpful tour offered by the Broward County Supervisor of Elections.
—Lauren Brensel, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Helpful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helpful. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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