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

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

In the end, he created a United States where people could try, fail and have the helping hand to get back up again — the real underpinning of the American dream.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Why did he fall short when he tried to offer me a helping hand?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank