Examples of 'watch helplessly' in a sentence

Meaning of "watch helplessly"

To observe or witness something without being able to intervene or do anything to change the situation. For example, a person might watch helplessly as their car gets towed away

How to use "watch helplessly" in a sentence

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We watch helplessly as the male sneaks up.
I could do nothing but watch helplessly.
I had to watch helplessly as they left.
And all we can do is watch helplessly.
Having to watch helplessly how those little wrinkles creep in.
All they can do is watch helplessly.
And you to left watch helplessly as your world comes crashing down.
But her mother said she could do nothing but watch helplessly.
All you can do is watch helplessly like a gutless fellow.
A young captive is being slowly tortured ; the priests watch helplessly.
She will watch helplessly as her piglets fall ill and die.
Mary could only watch helplessly.
They watch helplessly as their own larvae are stripped from their honeycomb cribs.
The guests begin arriving and watch helplessly as the boat drifts away.
But watch helplessly I could do nothing and dreams I was so sure of myself once.

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Police officers and peacekeeping forces watch helplessly as violent crime persists or even escalates.
Do we watch helplessly as the situation deteriorates further?
The Cheela in space and their human friends watch helplessly as a new dark age ensues.
He had to watch helplessly as his village Flake was overrun.
The black-clothed martial artist could only watch helplessly as this happened.
Just so he could watch helplessly as Tokuemon ravishes his wife every day.
Society demands that she accept her fate, and watch helplessly as her people starve.
And dreams but watch helplessly I could do nothing Those guns dashed our hopes.
Scared and confused, the boy could only watch helplessly as his brother drowned.
And who had to watch helplessly as their innocent, sweet babies became shitheads.
Does that mean that the United Nations will watch helplessly as slaughter takes place?
We had to watch helplessly as people perished according to plan-like creatures sacrificed to annihilation.
You will only be able to watch helplessly as Thanos conquers it.
Now we watch helplessly as the cruelly futile medical merry-go-round accepts another rider.
I could do nothing I was so sure of myself once… but watch helplessly.
Laurie can only watch helplessly as Lia does all of this.
My heart is broken, as I watch helplessly.
Because I am unable to watch helplessly the safety of the royal family at jeopardy.
Having to watch helplessly how those little wrinkles creep in . - Yes.
Oftentimes, it could only watch helplessly as atrocities were committed.
Community members watch helplessly during arrest of their leader, Derlis López.
I am going in . While I watch helplessly from the sidelines?
And you're left to watch helplessly as your world comes crashing down.
The audience could only watch helplessly as the lion pounced on Oleksiy Pinko.
Tied up, a father watch helplessly the rape of his daughter.
Not yours . And who had to watch helplessly as their innocent, sweet babies became shitheads.
Lacking proof, they watch helplessly as Shao Kahn begins his invasion.
While I watch helplessly from the sidelines?
The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan watch helplessly as the freighter explodes, killing Adric.
While what? I watch helplessly from the sidelines? - I don't think so.

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