impotent

Example Sentences

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“It made me angry, but I felt so impotent because, well, what do I do?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Its purpose was to care for "twelve poor feeble and impotent old men and four old women" who were looked after by a housewife responsible for cooking, cleaning, and general care.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

By the time the credits rolled and my friend asked me what I thought of the movie, my resentment threatened to turn into an impotent hatred for men long gone.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

I felt completely impotent, but I still felt I had to do something.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah