of (any) assistance

idiom

: of help

She asked, "Can I be of (any) assistance?"

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Currently, Congress appropriates around $1.3 billion of assistance for Egypt on a yearly basis, but some of that funding is conditioned on the fulfillment of human-rights requirements. —

Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024 Authorities also said a gunshot detection alert system and automatic license plate reader cameras were of assistance in the investigation. —

Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024 Philanthropy Together offers plenty of assistance as well. —

Next Avenue, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 Opinions on Penny remain sharply divided: some portray the now 26-year-old architecture student as a brave protector, while others see him as a white vigilante who took the life of a troubled Black man in need of assistance. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for of (any) assistance

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