How to Use assistance in a Sentence

assistance

noun
  • I'll be happy to provide you with whatever assistance you may need.
  • Any assistance you can give me would be appreciated.
  • Check in on any neighbors or friends who may need assistance.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • To ask cities or anyone else that helps with rental assistance to stay housed.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Want to learn more about where things stand, find assistance or lend a helping hand?
    — Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Check on your neighbors who may need assistance.
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Saving enough to move off of assistance takes a long time and a lot of support.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Lee was able to leave the field with assistance and the game later resumed.
    — Ben Walker, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Those still in need of assistance are grim but have their dignity.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As the war now enters its third year, assistance is still needed.
    — Ryan Bergeron, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Four of them are able to walk to the snowcat, two others need assistance.
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Those funds were for short-term assistance to help centers remain open.
    — Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2022
  • The locker was opened after fire crews were called for assistance.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Calls for food assistance are up 120%.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Paul’s assistance doesn’t hurt.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • And there’s no assistance once the bike reaches 20 mph.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Call for assistance and switch on an inside light as an alert to rescuers or workers.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Here are some resources to start looking for assistance.
    — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • They can be picked it up at the ticket counter or wheelchair assistance center.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Passengers can get assistance from the curb all the way to their aircraft.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Does your state have a consumer assistance program?
    — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The hiker walked out with assistance from the search and rescue members.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Those who need housing assistance often have to move where there are openings.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Even with the food assistance, Tejada has to go at least once a week to free food drives.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • For one thing, there may not be enough suitable housing units even if the rental assistance money was there.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Even for these workers, the one-to-one assistance was uneven and often rushed.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • There are limits on how much assistance the program can provide.
    — Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • That financial assistance comes first come, first served.
    — Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Both countries have refused assistance from the other in the past.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
  • So far, the assistance is yielding results.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026

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