powerless

Example Sentences

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To be fair, the president isn’t powerless over trade: Several times over the past century, Congress has passed laws delegating tariff-making authority to the executive branch on an emergency basis.

From Salon

The couple then watched for months as their money was moved from one wallet to another, powerless to do anything.

From BBC

He continued: "I regret and will regret to my dying day the fact that powerless women, women who were denied a voice, were not given the protection they were entitled to expect."

From BBC

Rail traffic through the Channel Tunnel had only resumed on New Year's Eve, after an electricity failure stranded thousands of passengers and even trapped some for a night on a powerless train.

From Barron's

It was heartening to know that airline employees, albeit powerless, know about able-bodied passengers gaming system to skip the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal