Sentence examples for helpless in the wake of from inspiring English sources

So there are two main characters in this story, a wisely determined balance that allows us to care for the mother as well as the narrator, rendered helpless in the wake of death's dominion.

Sardines are helpless in the wake of a shark's paralyzing whip.

I felt helpless in the wake of this older man who knew so much about sex — or who at least pretended he did.

But it was clear Oliver and "Last Week Tonight" wanted to end the show on something more positive, specifically, what people could do if they were feeling helpless in the wake of the election results. .

Jerry Seinfeld, whose hit NBC comedy series was largely a celebration of the idiosyncrasies of New York, had the same helpless feeling as many other New Yorkers in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

In "Pink Waters," the largest of the compositions, a swollen river plunges through the town in the wake of the disaster, as its juggled buildings strain like helpless animals to maintain their newly tenuous footings.

In the wake of the report, Maj.

Today, in the wake of the C.E.O.

Fatigue grows in the wake of fairness.

–You wilt in the wake of rejection.

In the wake of the investigation.