Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of impuissant The failsafe option of fake news Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the impuissant opposition, settled down in a comfortable chair, and readied himself for his regular, televised roasting. Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 5 Apr. 2017 The failsafe option of fake news Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the impuissant opposition, settled down in a comfortable chair, and readied himself for his regular, televised roasting. Isobel Thompson, The Hive, 5 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impuissant
Adjective
  • Yet the Rocket have been outscored 15-4 through three games, looking helpless against a Checkers team that has gotten red hot at exactly the right time.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2025
  • From the dugout at San Siro, Lautaro Martinez and Federico Dimarco were helpless.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • More recently, in a tragic turn of events, he was left paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament last year.
    Peter Aitken Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
  • In Facility Theatre’s new revival of the Irish playwright’s absurdist tragicomedy, the blind and paralyzed character (played by artistic director Kirk Anderson) looks like a slightly steampunk Scrooge, writes Emily McClanathan.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • These weaker strains of the disease eventually sputtered out and went extinct.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • Global Blue's weak February European shopper data released on March 5 did indeed work as a catalyst.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Amid these challenges, many Gen Z members feel like they’ve been left high and dry when getting financial help.
    JB Orecchia, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
  • The first thing Beame did was to cut construction projects (Battery Park City, the 2nd Ave. subway line), leaving construction workers high and dry.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump is somewhat incompetent at being an autocrat right now.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 June 2025
  • Two common themes emerged: many aren’t sure of who the DA is or what the office does and, those who do know, view the DA as ineffective, unprofessional and, in many cases, incompetent.
    Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Podcast

Cite this Entry

“Impuissant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impuissant. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!