hapless

Example Sentences

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Yet, these supposedly most-promising stars are mostly hapless wannabes leaning on their skills in nunchucks and mime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

What's also obvious is that the hapless state of the club goes way deeper than those two over-promoted characters.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

Yet no migrants ever stayed at the Armoni, which became a symbol of rampant waste and abuse in the city’s hapless contracting with human-services companies and nonprofits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Ellis Genge showed his England quality to help Bristol rout hapless Harlequins 40-14 at Twickenham.

From Barron's • Dec. 20, 2025

I cut and ran toward the haystack, pounding past my hapless brother.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck