helplessly

Example Sentences

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But no matter how good you are, at some point your turn to suffer will come, stuck in the chair, unable to leave or speak, watching helplessly as your opponent shines.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

One cannot avoid squabbling, she wrote, because it constitutes “the natural state of people pitted against each other, helplessly furious people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Intel, as investors are painfully aware, has watched helplessly as other tech companies racked up huge gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

When troublemaker Arlene moves in across the street to live with her father, Maria falls helplessly under her corrupting influence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

But the three Greystone kids, the three Gustanos, and Natalie began moving as a pack through the darkness, jumping past guards who did little but stare helplessly into the smoke.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix