: 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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The former are helpful metrics to summarize on an Activities List in their college applications, while the latter can serve as inspiration for their personal and supplemental essays.
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Ask students what information the map is giving them and for whom that information is helpful.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
Explain why this is a helpful exercise and not just unsanitary and a little awkward.
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Blocking noise is a helpful feature for parents of napping children and night nurses who require restful sleep after their shifts.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Ask students what information the map is giving them and for whom that information is helpful.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025
Explain why this is a helpful exercise and not just unsanitary and a little awkward.
—EW.com, 15 July 2025
Blocking noise is a helpful feature for parents of napping children and night nurses who require restful sleep after their shifts.
—Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 15 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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