How to Use powerless in a Sentence

powerless

adjective

• I wish I could help you, but I am powerless in this situation.
• White House aides concede that the loss of the House in the midterms has left Biden powerless.
  — Dallas News, 15 Jan. 2023
• The team is as powerless to change what’s coming as the fanbase held hostage for the ride.
  — Robert Charles, Chron, 21 Apr. 2021
• That’s how good Taylor was, and how powerless the Browns looked to stop him.
  — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2021
• At that point, the Dali was drifting, powerless, toward the bridge at a speed of about 8 knots.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 27 Mar. 2024
• Wanda, powerless against her, has no choice but to go along for the ride.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
• But through it all, Holmes may well have been powerless.
  — Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2021
• But the decision left the pumps powerless to move water through the pipes.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• Then, suddenly, a puff of smoke appeared from the back of the No. 10 Honda and the powerless car rolled to a stop.
  — Michael Marot, ajc, 14 Aug. 2021
• This is a reality that the board and Dr. Pollio are powerless to change in the near term.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024
• This is a reality that the board and Dr. Pollio are powerless to change in the near term.
  — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2024
• The mightiest soldiers in the world would be powerless if the world ceased to exist.
  — New York Times, 25 Feb. 2021
• Deep in the minority in the Senate and House, Democrats were powerless to stop it.
  — Dallas News, 30 May 2021
• But a powerless display sitting idly in a room does not rise to such a level.
  — Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
• Even the most law-abiding driver is powerless against its charms.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 6 Feb. 2023
• The victim's sister watched part of the attack unfold but was powerless to stop it.
  — Esha Mitra, CNN, 4 Feb. 2022
• Emry said the lack of restrictions has left the state powerless to control the deadly virus.
  — Lucy Kafanov, CNN, 17 Nov. 2020
• But even the most powerful gay [person] in Qatar is powerless in some ways.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Nov. 2022
• On none of Iran’s other borders does Tehran feel so exposed and powerless to shape events.
  — Michael Doran, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2021
• Like many, Lipa feels powerless in the face of the ongoing conflict.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
• This has been a common criticism for years, and most people who want to change it are powerless to do so.
  — Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
• Most of the time, Egyptians simply submit, powerless before the state.
  — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• By the end of the first film, Paul’s father has been killed, leaving the family powerless and in disarray.
  — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
• In a town full of lawyers with high-powered clients, Erin Scheick serves the seemingly powerless.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
• People desperate for light and warmth have searched in vain for hotels, though many of the hotels are in the same straits — powerless, short on food — as the homes around them.
  — Maria Jimenez Moya, Star Tribune, 18 Feb. 2021
• The bridge builders are not powerless, the rabbi continues.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
• Being a bystander to this sort of horror show can make a person feel powerless.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023
• When Nemo’s curiosity gets the best of him and he’s captured by a diver, his dear old dad is powerless to save him.
  — Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
• Although that could help stave off rate increases in the short term, over the longer term Florida homeowners and insurers might be powerless as the planet continues to warm.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
• Locals emptied powerless coolers and contributed hot dogs, ribs and hamburgers.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024