Example Sentences

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A photo of a sand dune, in which she’s seated alongside Chowdhury as a toddler, helps illustrate her point that sand can flow like a liquid yet retain its shape like a solid.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

This helps explain how the material can retain its brilliance for centuries.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

“That economic weakness helps explain why the Bank of England is very unlikely to follow the ECB’s decision to hike at its meeting next week,” Aberdeen’s Luke Bartholomew says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s most effective if your medical provider helps with the process, says Julie Carter, counsel for federal policy at the Medicare Rights Center, an advocacy group.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It helps that I have the kind of face people think they’ve seen before.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko