powerlessness
Example Sentences
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Its credo was “a rejection of powerlessness and the creation of conditions for civilized behavior. We are not overmatched by the problems we face.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
"Everything should have led you to resign," she added, pointing to the government's "powerlessness".
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
“There’s this sense of powerlessness, of not being the captain of your own ship,” said their daughter Beatrix Zilinskas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
They also say they are "mystified" by their detention, with Mr Reynolds adding that they were both mostly treated with respect but felt "a huge powerlessness".
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025
There are so many colliding messages—confidence and shame, power and powerlessness, what she owes others and what is hers—that she can’t hear what’s true.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
