haplessness
Example Sentences
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New York went over half a century of misery and haplessness without a title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
I confess my haplessness because getting new trees wrong is part of learning to love them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
While that is possible, few have the stomach for another lengthy leadership contest, which would only reinforce the party’s image of haplessness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2022
And the dog's occasional haplessness is a nice realistic change from her fearlessness.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2022
At last we hapless men Know all our haplessness all through.
From Poems by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson
