haplessness

Example Sentences

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Irritable, neurotic, decent, confused and sardonic, Larry is a refreshing nod to the kind of spiky haplessness Jack Lemmon mastered.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

While that is possible, few have the stomach for another lengthy leadership contest, which would only reinforce the party’s image of haplessness.

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2022

And yet, on the page, under the right conditions, haplessness is the thing we gather around like a biomass stove and gently warm our hands over.

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

The Meadows Hutchinson described was a defeated man coming to terms with his defeat, haplessness, and substantial legal danger.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2022

At last we hapless men Know all our haplessness all through. 

From Poems by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson