helplessly

Example Sentences

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But no matter how good you are, at some point your turn to suffer will come, stuck in the chair, unable to leave or speak, watching helplessly as your opponent shines.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

One cannot avoid squabbling, she wrote, because it constitutes “the natural state of people pitted against each other, helplessly furious people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Intel, as investors are painfully aware, has watched helplessly as other tech companies racked up huge gains.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

And yet, every time, Lucy yanked the ball away at the last moment, leaving Charlie Brown flying helplessly through the air.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

His mouth was gaping and his arms were reaching out helplessly toward the luminous water.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin