hapless

Example Sentences

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Sam is hapless and downwardly mobile, yet he’s as likable as a shy puppy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Yet, these supposedly most-promising stars are mostly hapless wannabes leaning on their skills in nunchucks and mime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The new ads reunite Justin Long, who embodied a hip Mac laptop in Apple’s commercials, with John Hodgman, who played a hapless PC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

What's also obvious is that the hapless state of the club goes way deeper than those two over-promoted characters.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

But simple luck is the random birthright of the hapless.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly