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Sentences ending with helplessly

The bewildered landlord turned towards me helplessly. [9]
What she did think or feel could not easily have been set down, for her mind was one tremulous confusion of unusual thoughts, her heart was beset by new feelings, her imagination, suddenly finding itself, was trying its wings helplessly. [11]
Yet he appeared not to see, for his fingers fumbled on his waistcoat for the monocle--fumbled--vaguely, helplessly. [11]
If Zoe or if--" He was going to say, "If Carmen came back," for his mind was moving in past scenes; but he stopped short and looked around helplessly. [11]
They had followed him with their eyes, and they saw him turn around and smile at them, helplessly. [9]
She glanced at him once more, helplessly. [9]
His eyes blinked helplessly. [11]
It's not possible," he added helplessly. [11]
I'm glad you've got it, and--" "I meant we should both eat from it," she said helplessly. [11]
He nodded helplessly. [11]

Short sentences using helplessly

He looked helplessly around him. [11]

More example sentences with the word helplessly in them

Once inside, Honora would look helplessly about her in the darkness while her escort would raise the shades, admitting a gloomy light on bare interiors or shrouded furniture. [9]
A month later when he was more recovered physically he would be able to perform the operation, but the old man was dying now, while he stood helplessly stroking his big brown beard. [11]
While the count was being turned over, one of his arms fell back helplessly and he made a fruitless effort to pull it forward. [2]
She was on the verge of tears as she looked helplessly about her for a defender; but she had not long to wait, for Orion instantly gave orders that Perpetua should be imprisoned for bearing false witness. [10]
In another moment the guide disappeared behind the deluge, and bewildered by the thunder, driven helplessly by the wind, and smitten by the arrowy tempest of rain, I followed. [5]
Well, I will suffer, fearlessly if helplessly, but I will not break the oath which I have taken. [11]
And yet, he struck in her, standing helplessly smoking in the middle of the floor, chords of pity. [9]
The old man stood helplessly among them for a little time, and then said, turning to his assailant: 'You yourself were speaking of plunder just now, you know. [12]
He stood for some moments helplessly regarding her before he gained the presence of mind to go to the door and lock it, returning to bend over her. [9]
And she must sit and watch him--she, with her primitive fierceness of love, must watch him sinking, fading helplessly out of life, sight and being. [11]
For an instant she had almost the same thought as had Marion on the first morning of Lali's coming; but that passed, and left her gazing helplessly after the horse-woman. [11]
For a while she gazed helplessly at the bill of fare. [9]
That day Iberville, protesting helplessly, was ordered away to France on a man-of-war, which had rocked in the harbour of Quebec for a month awaiting his return. [11]
He spread it out and fumbled for his glasses, but could not find them, and he gazed helplessly at the page before him. [11]
We went ten miles further, landed, and George and I cleared out again--found the channel first trial, but got caught in the gorge and drifted helplessly down the river. [5]
She looked at me helplessly a moment. [9]
The old man looked, irresolutely and helplessly, first at her, then to the right and left, then at her again, and shook his head. [12]
The old man listened with growing surprise and horror, and when Orion had finished his story he rose, helplessly wringing his hands. [10]
He was being led, helplessly, all volition gone, and the very idea of resistance became chimerical . [9]
Impulse had brought him thus far, but now he stood staring helplessly at a row of bells, speaking tubes, and cards. [9]
Eleanor put down her coffee cup, looked at him helplessly, and smiled. [9]
The figure, drooping helplessly, had still a distinguished look, an air of honourable pride. [11]
And to Janet, helplessly watching, this process of congealment was more terrible even than the release that only an unmitigated violence of grief had been able to produce. [9]
But now this head was swaying helplessly with the uneven movements of the bearers, and the cold listless gaze fixed itself upon nothing. [2]
Pierre, with a gentle smile of pity and remorse, his arms and legs helplessly spread out, stood with his broad chest directly facing Dolokhov looked sorrowfully at him. [2]
Letting her arms fall helplessly, she sat with downcast eyes and pondered. [2]
Appenzelder fixed his eyes helplessly upon the ground. [10]
He turned his eyes helplessly on Perce Rock. [11]
I was helplessly down, and Winters was afoot and probably armed. [5]
Three times that day he had had violent paroxysms of coughing; and at last had thrown himself on his bed, exhausted, helplessly wishing that something would end it all. [11]
He was vaguely conscious of the great change in him, and Barry Whalen, who, with all his faults, would have gone to the gallows for him, was ever vividly conscious of it, and helplessly resented the change. [11]
I was down by him in a moment, helplessly stroking his forehead; and I would have given anything then--my own life freely--to make him again what he had been five minutes before. [5]
I sat looking at her helplessly, unable to enter into her emotion, resenting it a little. [9]
Looking round helplessly, Angele saw the tall figure of the Seigneur of Rozel. [11]
Washington grew paler and paler, weaker and weaker while the lagging list progressed; and when it was finished, his head fell helplessly forward on his arms. [5]
At Sabina's advent all good spirits had fled from Lochias, so at least Doris felt, but she was not one of those who succumb helplessly to a hostile force. [10]
She leaned helplessly against the table. [11]

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