helping hand

Example Sentences

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What’s more, lower interest rates and new tax cuts were expected to lend a helping hand.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

“The voters are stuck with no choice here. And I had a helping hand in creating that situation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"Sometimes we all need a little helping hand."

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Marwan Marouf’s friends say that he’s the kind of Texan to show up at your door when hardship strikes with a bag of groceries, a smile and a helping hand.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2025

He had been alert until he died, the orderly said, and had shaken his head at the last, as if refusing a helping hand.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam