hapless
Example Sentences
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Reminded us that the hapless Charlotte Hornets — who haven’t made it into the playoffs in nearly a decade — were once considered so cool that two of their stars were featured in the original “Space Jam?”
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. McGuane’s hapless heroes are local politicians, insurance salesmen, small-town lawyers and other workaday hustlers intent on “getting somewhere among people going nowhere.”
Its protagonist is a hapless writer who nonsensically gets caught up in secret-agent intrigue.
Most eyes turned towards the hapless Isak, who was instead given another 13 minutes to confirm this was not his day.
From BBC
Speaking of football, how could a logical economist like El-Erian root for the hapless Jets, who have the worst record in the NFL over the past decade?
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
