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powerless

How to use powerless in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for powerless.

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Firefox and Opera are powerless to stop it.

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Quick take

lacking power

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

lacking power

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for powerless.

adjective

lacking power

Example sentences

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Firefox and Opera are powerless to stop it.

2

It was hard to function properly at work when I'd start my day feeling guilty, powerless and afraid.

3

Parts of my life were falling apart around me and I was completely powerless to put down the bottle.

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Conversely, if Google enforces something that is not part of their terms, you're just as "powerless" as when it is.

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It leaves those that it affects the most powerless against it, quietly discouraging them.

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My mom, siter and I have talked about this, and my sister described being almost powerless - who would they play with?

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Russia, as a country that stands against abuse of the powerless by the powerful?I'm more bothered by your sentence.

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It's a large organization with tons of products, and some are more sucky then the rest.> is completely powerless to stop itHe wasn't the CEO anymore when he wrote this.

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Yes, this person who can slander GitHub all over the twitterverse with the dreaded "sexist" label with no evidence is totally powerless.

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The vultures, despicable as they are, would be powerless to do anything to delinquent but for being armed for the task by the enabling government.

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Sadly the parliament is essentially a powerless organ by design.

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Back then, the big debate among 'punks was stuff like untraceable assassination markets using BitCoin-like distributed money in which police and the state were powerless.

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Even though they would have been almost completely powerless to remedy the situation on STS-107, the higher-ups decided to continue on with the mission instead of addressing the concerns with the heat shields.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use powerless in a sentence?

Firefox and Opera are powerless to stop it.

What does powerless mean?

lacking power

What part of speech is powerless?

powerless is commonly used as adjective.