haplessness

Example Sentences

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I confess my haplessness because getting new trees wrong is part of learning to love them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Now, having postulated all this: How do we feel about a second round of haplessness?

From Washington Post • Sep. 26, 2022

And the dog's occasional haplessness is a nice realistic change from her fearlessness.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2022

The Meadows Hutchinson described was a defeated man coming to terms with his defeat, haplessness, and substantial legal danger.

From Slate • Jun. 28, 2022

At last we hapless men Know all our haplessness all through. 

From Poems by Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson