Sentence examples for seemingly helpless from inspiring English sources

A child's-eye view of one seemingly helpless father.

Nor are the judges convinced that the government in Tripoli, seemingly helpless amid assassinations and militia violence in Libya, is able to hold such a trial.

The first day back was spent sourcing help for a seemingly helpless man who had nothing more than three bin bags and the clothes on his back.

The corrupt and seemingly helpless side of Afghanistan's society, born largely of the mess of the last decade, is so easy to mistake as being the entirety of the country's existence.

A preview tape following the screening of the first episode promises much, much more - the end of the world, the invasion of the cabinet and yes, the Daleks, at first chained and seemingly helpless and later screeching not exterminate, but "elevate!" as they climb a flight of stairs.

Witnesses said that from the worn, closely packed brick buildings of one Mahdi stronghold, the Hayaniya neighborhood, Mahdi fighters fired mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, automatic weapons and sniper rifles at seemingly helpless Iraqi Army units pinned on a main road outside, their armored vehicles unable to enter the narrow streets.

As they await a set, only their heads appear above water, seemingly insignificant and helpless.

The army sped past a burning village nearby — seemingly too afraid or too helpless to stop the attack.

These seemingly dead-end viruses are not helpless, however.

The sheer immensity of a global tragedy like the one unfolding in Syria may leave you feeling helpless, especially in such a seemingly xenophobic political climate, but you can get involved.

Britain was helpless in the face of a seemingly all-conquering foe that stood just a few miles away, across the open water of the English Channel.