powerless

Example Sentences

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“Hope is a little lie that the powerless use to comfort themselves.”

From Literature

Outside of a single playoff victory 15 years ago, the Jets were powerless to stop the Belichick and Brady dynasty that produced six Super Bowl wins.

From The Wall Street Journal

"You are not powerless over what's happening in Minnesota," she said.

From Barron's

The powerful are assumed to be perpetrators, the powerless victims.

From The Wall Street Journal

Spurs boss Frank is under intense pressure just months into his reign at the London club, seemingly powerless to halt a slide down the table.

From Barron's