become helpless

Frequency: 7.06.8 per million words

to transition into a state of being helpless

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Examples (10)

  • The sudden illness caused him to become completely helpless.
  • Without their leader, the soldiers quickly became helpless against the enemy attack.
  • She watched as the small bird became helpless in the strong winds.
  • After the accident, he felt himself become increasingly helpless.
  • The prolonged drought made the farmers become helpless as their crops withered.
  • In the face of such overwhelming odds, it's easy to become helpless.
  • The system malfunction caused the entire network to become helpless.
  • He didn't want to become helpless and dependent on others.
  • Panic can make even the strongest person become helpless.
  • The old man feared he would eventually become helpless and unable to care for himself.