Example Sentences

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One day, her son was helping her review her finances and was shocked by the fees she was paying.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

“There’s a documentary on right now,” Detective Dan Jackson of Austin, Texas, remembers telling an officer in another jurisdiction, who was helping him put DNA evidence together last fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

The discovery began when Aaron Bean, a professional horticulturalist who was helping band birds on a large outback property in Queensland, noticed an unusual plant growing in the landscape.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

He wrote in a letter to shareholders that the adoption of AI was helping engineers to code at a much faster pace, with incidents after a change in code happening at a much lower rate.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Thank God their grandfather was helping them out.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez