Example Sentences

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Helpfulness is a spectrum, and scientists don’t all agree about which animals should be defined as true cooperative breeders.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"Helpfulness, I think is much easier to train into the model than honesty. Honesty is a really complicated concept," says Apollo Research chief executive Marius Hobbhahn.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Government keeps no Courtesy Index or Helpfulness Indicator among its economic statistics.

From Time Magazine Archive

Every member of the Guild was pledged to Chivalry, Patriotism, Self-reliance, and Helpfulness; and her aim was to acquire knowledge to make her of service, not only to herself, but to the community.

From A Pair of Schoolgirls A Story of School Days by Brazil, Angela

The name Girl Guides was then changed to Girl Scouts because the object of the organization is to promote the ten Scout Laws: Truth, Loyalty, Helpfulness, Friendliness, Courtesy, Kindness, Obedience, Cheerfulness, Purity, and Thrift.

From How Girls Can Help Their Country by Low, Juliette Gordon