How to Use helper in a Sentence

helper

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  • The carpenter measured the wall while one of his helpers brought in the tools.
  • Then lots of hugs as the helpers arrive and take stock.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Thanks again to Randy Lee for sharing this li’l helper.
    — Pat Myers, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Turn off your helper attitude for a bit and lean on your team more.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 12 July 2022
  • Again five of our six picks have dual pour spouts and helper handles.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Jonatan Berggren drew the second assist on the play, picking up his 10th helper in 31 games.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The second class is composed of HLAs that present antigens found outside of the cell to T-helper cells.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • The entire moose carcass would need to be removed from the kill site, a task the hunter could have a helper assist with.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Brent Seabrook had the primary assist and Kane had the secondary helper.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2022
  • For the Shamash, or helper candle, add extra crushed glass and set it higher than the others.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Your husband knows where the line is between your job as parents and their role as helpers.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
  • Klum, dressed in all-blue, was the body of the bird, while her group of helpers held intricate, feather-like fans to form the creature’s plumage.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Bonnie, a longtime camper, had taken a job at the camp as a parents’ helper.
    — Eric J. Greenberg, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The hungry helper grabs the fruit off the end of the straw and takes a bite of any excess berry left on the stem for a sweet treat as Joanna makes and cans jars of jam.
    — Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • The stripes also serve as a visual helper for trimming to the right dimensions for your shelves.
    — Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2023
  • That helper was Hernández, who was as carefree as a pitcher could be.
    — Jack Curry, New York Times, 3 May 2023
  • Got inspired to build a little airdrop helper app tonight.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 17 June 2022
  • And throughout this process, Bastianich was by her side as her little helper.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 30 May 2022
  • Lauren writes: Gertie, a teen helper at my farm, wants to adopt our baby goat Puck.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Courtney Weeks netted two scores and a team-best three helpers, equaling five points.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Robots were designed to be our helpers, our friends—not our punching bags.
    — Joe Queenan, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Fryberger registered his second helper of the game on a slick pass to Joe Marchi which gave the Knights a 3-0 lead.
    — Carson Tully, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Even a red hat and some cotton batting for a beard can suggest Santa or one of his helpers.
    — Cindy Bruecks, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The bigger pans and pots have a helper handle for ease of holding anything heavier or hot as well.
    — Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2022
  • What if her helpers got sick and her babies needed changing?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Tap or click for an online shopping helper to find discounts that work.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 30 June 2022
  • Johnson was the beneficiary of five of those helpers in going 6-for-8 from the floor for 14 points.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The helpers In Herriman, tidy rows of houses sprawl in tans and bluish-grays, the same colors seen in a nearby mountain range.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Once baby is ready to stand and walk, this walker becomes their mobile helper on wheels.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Perhaps Santa's helper swapped the sleigh for a hot air balloon ride as his mode of transportation.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 11 Nov. 2022

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