impotent

Example Sentences

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Rendered impotent by domestication, she’ll do anything to influence human events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Their return to the second-tier competition was initially an impotent one, but the introduction of goalscorer Kelechi Iheanacho ignited their play and provided what Rodgers called "a great platform" of a first point.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

This impotent rage factor is important for understanding what's happening in Los Angeles.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

The hit film, based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, promotes themes of female empowerment and resistance against a grifting, impotent entertainer posing as an all-powerful being.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2024

“But...it’s the wrong kind of bell,” I say, feeling small and impotent.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman