impotent

Example Sentences

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Bradley Tusk, political strategist and campaign manager for former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, called the group “politically impotent.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From BBC

“It made me angry, but I felt so impotent because, well, what do I do?”

From Los Angeles Times

Its purpose was to care for "twelve poor feeble and impotent old men and four old women" who were looked after by a housewife responsible for cooking, cleaning, and general care.

From BBC

They look even better when you factor in that only two of those games have been at home - with a previously impotent and misfiring team putting eight goals past Falkirk and Kilmarnock.

From BBC