drift helplessly

Examples (20)

• Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly closer to the Arctic.
• The small boat began to drift helplessly out to sea.
• The small boat, its engine dead, could only drift helplessly out to sea.
• After the engine failed, the ship was left to drift helplessly with the tide.
• After falling overboard, he drifted helplessly with the strong current.
• He watched his belongings drift helplessly away in the floodwaters.
• The life raft is currently drifting helplessly towards the rocks.
• The astronaut was cut from his tether and started to drift helplessly into space.
• With no way to steer, the balloon began to drift helplessly into the storm.
• Without a rudder, the ancient vessel would drift helplessly until it hit land.
• Without a clear goal, she felt she was just drifting helplessly from one job to another.
• She felt herself drift helplessly into unconsciousness after the accident.
• The nation seemed to drift helplessly towards civil war.
• The balloon, untethered, began to drift helplessly higher and higher.
• We watched as the damaged satellite drifted helplessly through space.
• With no hope of rescue, the survivor could only drift helplessly on the makeshift raft.
• Caught in the economic downturn, many small businesses are drifting helplessly towards closure.
• He felt his thoughts drift helplessly as exhaustion took over.
• He let his thoughts drift helplessly back to his past mistakes.
• The lost child could only drift helplessly through the bustling crowd.