helplessness
Example Sentences
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There is a particular helplessness to diaspora I have never quite found the words for, though I keep trying.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In a pathetic display of learned helplessness, California business leaders have collaborated in their own abasement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Expect games, clowning and catharsis that transform helplessness into empowerment and isolation into belonging.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
This feeling of helplessness came up again and again in our travels.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
There was a helplessness to his joy, the same kind of helplessness as in that womans despair.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
