Examples of 'helplessly' in a sentence
Meaning of "helplessly"
helplessly (adverb): In a manner that shows a lack of power or ability to act, often used to describe a situation or emotion
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- Without protection or assistance.
- Without the ability to help oneself.
- Without the ability to react actively.
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I watched helplessly as he was swept away by his addiction.
The international community often watches helplessly.
Watching helplessly as a loved one lays dying.
So we just sit here flapping away helplessly.
He stood helplessly and saw the plight.
And all they do is look around helplessly.
We are never so helplessly unhappy as when we lose love.
You had the interview stolen helplessly.
You helplessly handed over the notebook.
She looks up at him helplessly and apologizes.
Helplessly exposed and injured by unauthorized charges.
Nina watches helplessly from the crowd.
His poor young wife watching helplessly.
His victim helplessly clenches his fists.
They have lowered their voices helplessly.
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Lucy looked helplessly back at their table.
His eyes started to tear up as he looked on helplessly.
He had to helplessly watch his mother die.
Maybe he saw me being beaten helplessly and pitied me.
Kurosaki helplessly flees in the opposite direction.
Moriarty vows revenge as he helplessly floats away.
They seem helplessly driven by a greater force.
I am sick of being pushed around helplessly as a petty soldier.
Many were helplessly caught in the cartel violence.
They have both fallen helplessly in love.
He looked helplessly toward his old friend.
A few seconds passed before he helplessly relaxed.
They are helplessly lost on the road of life.
Better than standing around helplessly.
We sat silent helplessly all these days.
Helplessly she waited for the doctor to do something.
His hands dropped helplessly as he reeled backward.
I helplessly watched them drift away.
He looked at her helplessly and slowly nodded.
The international community can not look on helplessly.
I growled helplessly and stopped the spell.
Not just stand there helplessly.
The puppet msv helplessly quickstepped here.
I could do nothing but watch helplessly.
I looked at him helplessly and he nodded in understanding.
Rehaan the nice guy is standing here helplessly.
We watch helplessly as the male sneaks up.
As the other characters look on helplessly.
Then helplessly you will end your life.
His poor young wife watching helplessly as he went up in smoke.
I am helplessly and utterly in love with this book.
And one woman is held helplessly between them.
They are helplessly unable to imagine a better way of life.
The spring flowers are being helplessly buried in the snow.
We are almost helplessly watching its tragic progressive disappearance.