Example Sentences

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But what we should really take away from the “killer rabbit” incident is not just the image of Carter haplessly swatting at a gregarious burrowing rodent.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2024

Sexton linked with Bundee Aki, who spooked Sione Tuipulotu and Jones to such an extent that both of them haplessly went for him, leaving Ringrose free to put Keenan away.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

The rest of the gang seems a bit lost, haplessly scattered about the globe, getting into pointless fisticuffs with each other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

Most commentators spoke as if the network set out to deceive its viewers, who just haplessly fell for the lies.

From Salon • May 16, 2023

In the field the wounded flying machine bounced haplessly over the unmown grass for thirty yards.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein