Examples of 'watched helplessly' in a sentence

Meaning of "watched helplessly"

watched helplessly: This phrase describes the act of observing a situation unfold without being able to intervene or change the outcome

How to use "watched helplessly" in a sentence

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watched helplessly
I watched helplessly as he was swept away by his addiction.
Several of the wives watched helplessly from shore.
I watched helplessly as they take my best friend away.
With no town water the residents watched helplessly.
I once watched helplessly while you drowned in a pool.
Over the next few minutes we watched helplessly.
He watched helplessly as the zombie began to eat him.
Steven Mandragora killed your parents while you watched helplessly.
They watched helplessly as their god was being prepared for slaughter.
So immediately upon giving birth, he slit the baby 's throat as she watched helplessly.
Sami watched helplessly.
Locked inside the prison . While the guards watched helplessly.
She watched helplessly as her innocent child died on the cross.
The Holocaust raged for years and claimed 6 million lives as the world watched helplessly.
Nathan watched helplessly as a small trickle of blood fell from her mouth.

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Most recently, the people of Earth watched helplessly as Neptune was destroyed.
She watched helplessly as it slowly floated away and sank to the bottom.
As the US government failed to act on the crisis. and Ryan watched helplessly.
We have watched helplessly as the nation struggled to cope with this pandemic.
While all the Kashmiri Hindus fled I, a policeman, watched helplessly.
The lady watched helplessly as a horse and wagon headed straight for her daughter.
While all the Kashmiri Pandits were fleeing from their Kashmir … I, a policeman, watched helplessly.
I watched helplessly as Logan got to work.
I, a policeman, watched helplessly.
I watched helplessly as Claire and Sam were drowning in their own nocturnal imagery.
For so many years, while you watched helplessly from the darkest recess of your mind.
I watched helplessly as he was swept away by his addiction . " Did you know this?
Through the night of September 13-14, Key watched helplessly as the British mercilessly attacked the fort.
They watched helplessly as Dewi Ayu walked back into her room to get dressed.
The international community watched helplessly as the tragic situation unfolded in Fiji.
She watched helplessly as a patient died, and the next day attended the funeral.
Unable to move, she watched helplessly as the flames drew closer.
Ramona watched helplessly as the driver shut the empty bus 's doors and pulled away.
Paralysed with fear, I watched helplessly as the spectre moved towards the bed.
Here, he watched helplessly the cruel breaking of his army.
Trapped on a raft, they watched helplessly as ships and planes passed without noticing them.
The people watched helplessly as the raiders torched villages, ransacked pagodas, and took away captives.
Horrified, Merlin watched helplessly as the water began to trickle away.
Then as we watched helplessly a single word came forth from the mouth of Mr. Evil.
Paralyzed with fear, I watched helplessly as the specter moved towards the bed.
Scott had watched helplessly as she lost her breasts, her hair, and her life.
The Council watched helplessly while those developments occurred.

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Examples of using Watched
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It ate her while her son watched
Watched you go down on that hoed dirt
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