be defenceless

Examples (10)

• A newborn kitten is utterly defenceless without its mother.
• The soldiers were completely defenceless against the surprise aerial attack.
• Trapped in the wreckage, he was defenceless and could only wait for rescue.
• Without their powers, the superheroes would be defenceless against the alien invasion.
• The small village was defenceless when the floodwaters rose.
• The computer system is defenceless against this new type of virus.
• In the face of such overwhelming evidence, the defendant's argument was defenceless.
• As a child, I often felt I was defenceless against the school bullies.
• A society without laws would be defenceless against chaos and anarchy.
• The ancient city's walls had crumbled, so it was defenceless against any invader.