powerless

Example Sentences

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"There are people who are very sad, powerless because they couldn't get their pets out," Kolster says.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

People shared consistent reasons for this: the news put them in a bad mood, they felt overwhelmed and powerless to act.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

The despair and hopelessness are a response to feeling powerless in the face of injustice and watching long-standing norms be routinely broken.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

The family member who contacted Brand also wants the painting returned to the Goudstikker heirs, but the police are powerless as the theft has passed the statute of limitations.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

She was dead and she was saved and she was caught and she was powerless.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor