How to Use lend a hand in a Sentence
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Letizia rushed to lend a hand, as did the people around her.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
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The lab, which helped solve the Golden State Killer case from the same era, would lend a hand.
—oregonlive, 8 Jan. 2022
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Other old-timers and close friends stopped by to lend a hand.
—Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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As for anyone wanting to lend a hand, the best thing to do with it is sign our names.
—Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2022
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Those who recognize that aren’t quick to judge but are faster to lend a hand.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
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When Rhaenyra's children arrive to lend a hand, a fight breaks out.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
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The volunteers again came out Tuesday evening to lend a hand.
—Matt Button, baltimoresun.com, 25 Nov. 2021
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The holiday frenzy has landed, and The Times arts team is here to lend a hand with the shopping.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021
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The team is excited and has already set a date for this spring to return and lend a hand again.
—Christine Faulhaber, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
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The marines were supposed to help with land invasions and also lend a hand at sea.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
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From there, Fallon struggled to get the outfit on, prompting Doja to run to his side of the desk and lend a hand.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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If anyone ever needed anything, Bill and his wife were the first to lend a hand.
—Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
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The process requires research and patience, but there are free resources ready to lend a hand.
—cleveland, 31 Oct. 2022
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Jerry comes out to lend a hand, but not without a few tricks and tries to steal the role of conductor for his own.
—Kristina Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2022
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Since there's no chopping required, kids of almost any age (3 and up) can lend a hand with this recipe.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
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At least one kid thought the project was cool enough to occasionally lend a hand.
—Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Come out to the San Diego River to lend a hand and support local veterans.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2022
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Last year's tragedy not only added stress by its nature, but rushed people back to the city from long distances to lend a hand.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
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Some couples may assume that adult children will lend a hand.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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The county appeared eager to lend a hand Tuesday with the all-female board heaping praise on the new mayor.
—Rebecca Ellisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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Time after time an American inside the airport tries to lend a hand.
—Carter Malkasian, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
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Some of them rearrange tables to form a single one that takes up almost the entire room; others go to the kitchen to lend a hand.
—Oscar Espinosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2024
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Even the littlest kids can lend a hand with simple tasks like crumbling cornbread for stuffing.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
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The key to the show was figuring out how to switch between characters, and the local comedy scene was there to lend a hand.
—oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2021
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Eggers worked on cases for free at her dining room table and people just didn’t call her up to lend a hand.
—Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2024
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There were, however, others who stayed to lend a hand — the atrocious state of the playa notwithstanding.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
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Call for displaced chefs A Baltimore candy maker wants to lend a hand to chefs who have had to close their restaurants.
—Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
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If floor-cleaning is usually the last thing on your to-do list, a robot vacuum cleaner could lend a hand in the best way.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 9 Apr. 2025
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The omega-3 fatty acids in chia seeds lend a hand, too.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
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Strangers lend a hand and a little muscle to push cars out of snowbanks.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
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