helpless
Example Sentences
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I am helpless before a well-appointed salad case.
From Salon
Dad avoids eye contact when he says this part, and I realize he feels as helpless as I do.
From Literature
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All of them, even Strong Jonn, looked younger and more helpless like this.
From Literature
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That helpless feeling began to grab hold of him.
From Literature
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Jonathan felt far more helpless, knowing he had to wait for help to come to him, than he had felt when there was some action he could take.
From Literature
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