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
“The Fate of Ophelia,” a song about powerlessness and heartbreak, is unassuming and blandly catchy with a melody whose shape vaguely resembles Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
As a Palestinian, Abdel Aziz is resigned to his powerlessness.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
So was his sense of utter powerlessness to change the course of events in this failing war.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
