1
: a portion of food : serving
2
: dose sense 3
large helpings of reportage and interviews—
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Stefan KanferExamples of helping in a Sentence
He had two helpings of carrots.
Can I give you a second helping?
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Either is less than $15, with a generous side helping of genuine hush puppies plus fries, onion rings or both.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
The most obvious way to stand out in a big, loud multitude is to be louder, and loudness, with a side helping of eeriness, was more or less the métier of the mid-century Italian artist Domenico Gnoli.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2024
The most obvious way to stand out in a big, loud multitude is to be louder, and loudness, with a side helping of eeriness, was more or less the métier of the mid-century Italian artist Domenico Gnoli.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
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“Helping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helping. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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