helpless

Example Sentences

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There was nothing they could do except sit, helpless.

From Literature

“It can be easy to feel overwhelmed, even helpless in challenging times. But music never stands still,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Through Spear’s resurrection, “Primal” is quietly delivering a zombie drama that’s strangely life-affirming, led by a tenderhearted brute who is sensitive to the other voiceless, helpless beings around him.

From Salon

She said she felt "helpless" and "scared to react".

From BBC

After washing "everything" she owned, Sasha ended up going back to her GP feeling helpless and in "floods of tears", after which she was prescribed an oral treatment that finally resolved the condition.

From BBC