helplessness

Example Sentences

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This feeling of helplessness came up again and again in our travels.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Better equipped to mother Boy No. 2 or stricken with learned helplessness from being coddled by an expert on my phone day in and day out?

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Maybe it’s the overwhelming despair and helplessness about a problem that is still devouring our globe.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Thousands of young undocumented migrants in Guinea have disappeared along migration routes in recent years, leaving their families in a state of uncertainty and helplessness.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

The terrible truth of their helplessness is almost too much to bear.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman