impotent
Example Sentences
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“It made me angry, but I felt so impotent because, well, what do I do?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
Rendered impotent by domestication, she’ll do anything to influence human events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
This impotent rage factor is important for understanding what's happening in Los Angeles.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025
It is a long time since City were so impotent at home, unable to lay a glove on Arsenal in the areas that mattered.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024
“Hey!” yells a teacher, but it’s an incompetent, impotent protest.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
