How to Use benefit in a Sentence
- The job doesn't pay much, but the benefits are good.
- We're lucky to be able to get the full benefit of her knowledge.
- She is just now starting to reap the benefits of all her hard work.
- The benefits of taking the drug outweigh its risks.
- I see no benefit in changing the system now.
- There are many financial benefits to owning your own home.
- A benefit of museum membership is that purchases are discounted.
- He began collecting his retirement benefit when he was 65.
- He began collecting his retirement benefits when he was 65.
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And the benefits do not stop with you.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The truth is, there are benefits to both.
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Anna Earl,
Parents,
27 June 2026
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There are benefits that come with that.
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Gail Mitchell,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2026
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And they are packed with health benefits.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
13 June 2026
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Set against that, one clear benefit.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Here’s how to reap the benefits.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Every plant in the soil around her has some kind of health benefit.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert,
The Arizona Republic,
25 Apr. 2022
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This is supposed to help the poor, but the rich benefit more.
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The Economist,
17 Oct. 2020
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And not just for his own benefit; winning games is the main goal.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
8 Aug. 2020
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What is the process like for approval of adding this benefit?
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Cassandra Pratt,
Quartz,
13 Apr. 2023
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The benefit may lie in the extra hour of sleep gained with the fall switch.
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Dr. Alicia Zellmer,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2022
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If this is indeed, a friend, give them the benefit of the doubt.
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Roxane Gay,
New York Times,
24 June 2022
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One benefit is that my wife and I can both read it at the same time.
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cleveland,
24 Sep. 2022
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But to what end, for whose benefit, or to assuage what fears?
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Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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The benefit of your doubt isn’t a debt that strangers have any right to collect.
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Washington Post,
23 Nov. 2020
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That’s enough for now to bestow benefit of doubt.
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Greg Cote
april 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The off days, as many as two per series, are a nice benefit this time of year.
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John Shea,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Oct. 2021
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These benefits can add healthy, happy years to your life.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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When nudges like these work, the benefits are minor.
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Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
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Though oenophiles glommed on to that news, those benefits are now also up for grabs.
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Alex Van Buren,
Health.com,
2 July 2018
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That alone is a huge benefit to voters.
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Saige Miller,
NPR,
31 May 2026
- The new plan may benefit many students.
- The politician held a fund-raiser to benefit his campaign.
- Some critics say that the tax cuts only benefit wealthy people.
- He'll benefit by having experiences I never did.
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If that goes through, these stocks might stand to benefit.
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Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Who benefits, and at what cost?
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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But who benefits, and who pays the price, is an open question.
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Maria Noel Fernandez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Who stands to benefit the most from the divorce?
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
23 Oct. 2025
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There is no line of work that doesn’t benefit from those attributes.
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Brad Stulberg,
Outside Online,
12 Feb. 2020
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Linde has been benefiting from it for some time.
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Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Read about three other tax changes that will benefit the wealthy here.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Though, those with very dry or very oily skin might benefit from coconut the most.
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Sable Yong,
Teen Vogue,
10 Sep. 2018
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Of course, this tent is designed for hunters and that’s who will benefit from it most.
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Maren Estrada,
BGR,
31 May 2021
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The events benefit a cause within the arts.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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Trying to be the same doesn’t benefit you.
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Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
16 Oct. 2025
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In some ways, this makes the climate benefits icing on the cake to me.
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Alissa Walker,
Curbed,
21 Dec. 2018
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Some of those endeavors benefit the zoo and some of them don’t.
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Nolan Feeney,
EW.com,
28 June 2017
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Look at the list above and decide what your child would benefit from learning the most.
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Philly.com,
22 Dec. 2017
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Ohio State has benefited from calls that went its way in big games in the past.
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Doug Lesmerises,
cleveland,
29 Dec. 2019
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These are both groups that benefit from knowing who’s in the current line-up.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2022
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Will this benefit my hair, skin, nails and joints as the label suggests?
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Dr. Keith Roach,
oregonlive,
14 Aug. 2023
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What to teach your child about credit cards This will benefit both you and your child.
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Kim Porter,
USA TODAY,
9 July 2019
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There are umpteen ways to benefit from such open source initiatives.
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Deepak Syal,
Forbes,
3 Aug. 2022
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The splurge wasn't just for the sake of a custom gown, but would benefit a laudable cause.
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Liz Cantrell,
Town & Country,
3 May 2019
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Now, four years post-surgery, Evian is benefitting from time too.
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Erica Sloan,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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And this benefits others as well.
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Jd Linville,
Variety,
27 June 2026
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Is there one room in a home that can really benefit from a mix of patterns?
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Monique Valeris,
ELLE Decor,
25 Sep. 2018
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In fact, a little rain could benefit the ballpark.
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Joe Van Ryn,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The world benefits when science thrives.
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Caroline Wagner,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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Those with high levels of stress and anxiety or low mood may benefit the most.
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Mirae J. Fornander,
The Conversation,
18 Mar. 2020
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