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Definition of "helplessly" []

  • Without protection or assistance. (adverb)
  • Without the ability to help oneself. (adverb)
  • Without the ability to react actively. (adverb)

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Use "helplessly" in a sentence
  • "Nearly every man in the hundred million people -- in what we call helplessly "the public group" and looking on at strikes would be ready, except in his own strike, to write a book like this."
  • "I called helplessly, not wanting to say aloud the title of the poem."
  • "With James watching helplessly from the bench after fouling out for only the third time in his career, a trio of teammates made big plays in the final 4 minutes as the Cavaliers held off the Charlotte Bobcats 118-114 on Wednesday to snap a six-game road skid."
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