helplessly
Example Sentences
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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
However, after hitting his second shot into greenside rough, he could only hack his ball out and watch helplessly as it trundled across the green and into the water, leading to another bogey.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
Gertrude never quite comes into focus, but the pathos of Ophelia, maddened by grief, is enhanced by the simple yet forceful way Izzard helplessly pounds her chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
I peeked out, catching Julia shrugging helplessly and Alyx looking more worried than ever.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
