powerless

Example Sentences

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Powerless to fix the problem on their own, they have tried to force the state’s hand.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Powerless in a world where it is my word against yours, Siminas was left to concentrate on convincing a traumatised little boy not to walk away from the local pitches in Manchester.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2019

Powerless to spring their friends from prison in Hanoi, Uncle Ho stayed in Beijing while General Giap remained in Hungary until the offensive was well under way.

From Time • Sep. 26, 2017

Powerless, starved of information and locked in its deadly white grasp, they become increasingly overwrought and unhinged.

From Economist • Sep. 7, 2017

Powerless and insensible lay Aliande and Daura within the circle.

From Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist by Velde, Carl Franz van der