How to Use impotent in a Sentence

impotent

adjective
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  • My cousin in Trinidad won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent.
    — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Most of the culprits have remained untouched by a weak justice system impotent in the face of the wealthy and the powerful.
    — Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo, Quartz Africa, 16 Nov. 2019
  • That’s where regret from an impotent trade deadline may kick in.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 31 July 2019
  • The Chiefs' offense had been rendered impotent by that point, unable to move the ball after Kelce left with a concussion in the first half.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2018
  • The Chiefs' offense had been rendered impotent by that point, unable to move the ball much after Kelce left with a concussion in the first half.
    — Dave Skretta, Houston Chronicle, 6 Jan. 2018
  • The sciences as a whole are impotent before this question.
    — Jason Blakely, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The offense can go from prolific to impotent in a quarter’s time.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Along with an impotent offense, that stands out as the biggest story of Sunday's game.
    — Jim Ayello, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2020
  • One of these things is going to collapse, or blow, or leak, and the vain and impotent news cycle of the teachable moment will begin all over again.
    — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The position of Cuyahoga County sheriff has been neutered to that of an impotent lap dog.
    — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • And two, studies had come out, so to speak, showing links between Covid-19 and some impotent findings.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • And Erik Spoelstra has not been able to conjure any magic from an offense that is stale, predictable and impotent.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
  • The Rooney Rule is impotent, but please explain how it can be applied to an interim coaching hire?
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The Stars have been famously impotent in overtime this season, going 1-6 in games that end in overtime (plus 2-6 in shootouts).
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Unlike impotent Iowa, Penn State put playmakers on the field.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Remember that our families, friends and neighbors are scared, idle, out of work and feel impotent.
    — oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2020
  • In truth, the technocrats and the managers are almost always impotent in the face of the authoritarian state.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • Thorson doesn't yet trust his young receivers, Justin Jackson (7 carries, 18 yards) is bugged by a leg injury and the O-line is often impotent.
    — Teddy Greenstein, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • One state-of-the-art iron lung ventilator, and a few older, mostly impotent, devices.
    — Bradley M. Wertheim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2020
  • On the other hand, why these expressions of impotent outrage?
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 25 May 2022
  • What if the end looks like an impotent offense surrendering amid the strange sound of Gillette Stadium boos at halftime?
    — Adam Kilgore, courant.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • To date, federal legislative efforts to protect the rights of millions to vote have been impotent.
    — Abdul El-Sayed, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2022
  • This would hurt the American rule of law and render our federal prison system impotent.
    — Tom Cotton, National Review, 20 Sep. 2021
  • South Korea almost cries crocodile tears, China is amused, and the U.S. seems impotent.
    — Victor Davis Hanson, National Review, 25 July 2017
  • The mounting pressure of remarriage — both from his parents, who wanted to prove their son wasn’t impotent, and the people of Rajpipla, who were looking for the next heir — added to his woes.
    — NBC News, 30 Jan. 2018
  • How much should Saturday’s impotent performance erase the earlier win in the eyes of the committee?
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Kentucky should act robustly and lead the way in both hemp and cannabis, not remain flaccid and impotent with its prohibition.
    — Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal, 26 Oct. 2022
  • The lack of a simple solution deprives politicians of easy slogans, but does not leave trustbusters impotent.
    — The Economist, 18 Jan. 2018
  • State treasuries and private sector banks, which lend only on the prospect of things getting better, not worse, are left impotent by disasters like this one.
    — Robert Hockett, The New Republic, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Their impotent rage is actually hilarious...screaming at the sky and crying at the drop of a hat is my favorite.
    — Joseph A. Gambardello, Philly.com, 27 Feb. 2018

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