helpless

Example Sentences

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“If you’re feeling helpless, if you’re feeling hopeless, if you’re feeling betrayed, if you’re feeling frustrated, if you’re feeling angry, I understand,” he said.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

A brash and confident young earthbending prodigy, Toph moonlights as a champion fighter called the Blind Bandit, unbeknownst to her overprotective upper-class parents who think their little girl is helpless.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

But then this creepy production says much more about the power directors have, particularly in Germany, to abuse helpless operas than the work’s central theme: the power of music to overcome even death.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Living in cramped, windowless containers and only able to leave for serious medical emergencies, she said inhabitants "felt helpless" during the Iranian attacks.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Afterward, she did double duty, nursing Tad Lincoln and caring for Mrs. Lincoln, helpless in her grief.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson