almost helpless
Frequency: 7.27.6 per million words
very nearly in a state of helplessness
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Examples (10)
- He felt almost helpless as he watched his team lose.
- The small child was almost helpless against the strong current.
- She looked almost helpless after hearing the devastating news.
- Without his tools, the mechanic was almost helpless.
- The country felt almost helpless in the face of the economic crisis.
- He found himself almost helpless to prevent the argument.
- The elderly woman became almost helpless after her fall.
- Their desperate cries made me feel almost helpless.
- The government was almost helpless to control the rising inflation.
- Despite his best efforts, he was almost helpless to change the outcome.