impotent

Example Sentences

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In statistical terms, they were two of the most impotent attacking displays by any Premier League team this season.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 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