powerless

Example Sentences

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Fifa appears powerless to intervene in the Somali's case.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 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

Within seconds, the vehicle was halted off the 60 Freeway exit at Country Village Road, and the suspect was left as powerless as a rodeo calf on its side.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

She’d watched, powerless, as he and Annabeth had plunged into that pit.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan