as in unfortunate
having, prone to, or marked by bad luck
the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
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The clan of oddballs and down-and-outs has more than a little in common with the Kim family in Parasite, including Song as a hapless patriarch.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
While one side of the frame shows Pia racing to meet her mother at the bank, conveying her struggle as a hapless klutz, the other half displays a henna ceremony interstitial, elegantly establishing the beauty of tradition and community.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
While lying bloodied in the middle of the ring, a hapless Rhodes was slapped by Scott in the face.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
In the first, the scrappy Italian American reporter Nick falls for Andy, the earnest, hapless son of a press mogul.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
While one side of the frame shows Pia racing to meet her mother at the bank, conveying her struggle as a hapless klutz, the other half displays a henna ceremony interstitial, elegantly establishing the beauty of tradition and community.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
While lying bloodied in the middle of the ring, a hapless Rhodes was slapped by Scott in the face.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
In the first, the scrappy Italian American reporter Nick falls for Andy, the earnest, hapless son of a press mogul.
—Olivia Waite, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hapless
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“Hapless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hapless. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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