powerlessness

Example Sentences

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As I continued the trail, I started to think that maybe my endeavor was a reaction to my feeling of total powerlessness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

"Everything should have led you to resign," she added, pointing to the government's "powerlessness".

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

That tension between omnipotence and powerlessness is captured in a word: adolescence.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Tareq Baconi: For those of us in the diaspora, it’s a mix of rage and powerlessness, and then moments of mania, energy, and adrenaline.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2025

Unnerved by the sensation of utter powerlessness, he only summoned his reserves of sunny optimism to field phone calls from his parents.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik