helping hand

Example Sentences

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“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

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

To lend a helping hand, the central bank cut interest rates in September for the first time this year.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

It was like I wanted to give up—because in society nobody wants to give us a helping hand.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander