Kicking the ball into your own goal was a hapless mistake. From LearnThat.org.
A hapless victim. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Back before they were Super Bowl champs, some called the hapless team the "Aints" and in shame would pull paper bags over their heads. From Wordnik.com. [LocalNews8.com - Local News 8 - Headlines] Reference
Should we call the hapless storyteller an anecdope?. From Wordnik.com. [Word Fugitives] Reference
They also miss that it isn't "just like" their partisan foes calling the hapless Dubya "Chimpy McHitlerBurton". From Wordnik.com. [Today's blogging has a theme... I see.] Reference
Still, at least uni-boy (otherwise known as my hapless brother) made me look better by sending a measly Mother's Day text. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Mail news round-up] Reference
Comedian Will Forte, perhaps best known as the hapless "MacGyver" clone, won't be back for the coming season of "Saturday Night Live.". From Wordnik.com. [Variety.com] Reference
Meanwhile Newcastles season is going into freefall, as they lost 3-1 to West Ham, with what can only be described as a hapless performance. From Wordnik.com. [Soccer Blogs - latest posts] Reference
"I think that I have this 'hapless' thing going for me," she told me. From Wordnik.com. [What Amy Would Do] Reference
James always seemed like a very sweet guy, kind of hapless and overwhelmed. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
The I.N.S. is similarly inept ( "hapless" is Mr. Brill's adjective of choice). From Wordnik.com. [Brill's Multi-Pronged Narrative Posits 9/11 Improved Our World] Reference
How about this one - his supporters have a tendency to call the people of the south "hapless". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
It all sounds so nice and cozy, a poor, black 'hapless' nation under the tutelage of the rich and civilised of the earth. From Wordnik.com. [Haiti's Great White Hope?] Reference
Sometimes, the instructor is the kind of hapless individual who often teaches high school health, do you know what I mean?. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
Here's how 'hapless' India could still sneak into the ICC T20 WC semis. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
Bernard Keane's description of Brendan Nelson as "hapless" is an understatement. From Wordnik.com. [Crikey » Canberra Calling] Reference
Robbie Keane who produced one of the misses of the season and was described as "hapless". From Wordnik.com. [This Is Anfield] Reference
"hapless"; and asked, "How much longer can she possibly remain in office?". From Wordnik.com. [The Hollywood Liberal] Reference
Or out West, with the hapless Clippers and Grizzlies?. From Wordnik.com. [Nothing But Rim] Reference
St. Louis loses the hapless Cards, gets the hapless Rams in return. From Wordnik.com. [The Essence Of Putrescence] Reference
(The hapless Defense minister languishes way down on the food chain.). From Wordnik.com. [Life of the Party] Reference
The telltale chassis, combined with the hapless Salameh, created an early advantage. From Wordnik.com. [A Break In The Blast] Reference
Pecina and the other officers keep shouting at the hapless dogface, without much effect. From Wordnik.com. [The Grunt's War] Reference
Nothing is sacred here, least of all the mutterings of its four hapless 8-year-old stars. From Wordnik.com. [Urp ... Pass The Cheesy Poofs] Reference
"What did you think of the tour of the vacant lot?" the hapless candidate asked afterward. From Wordnik.com. [The Art Of The Advance] Reference
How can someone of Nossbaum's obvious intelligence and ability turn into a hapless incompetent overnight?. From Wordnik.com. [Bagels & Lox Vs. Wheat Bread] Reference
Japan's exasperation with a long and largely unbroken string of hapless prime ministers has reached new levels. From Wordnik.com. [Bobble Heads of State: As Japan’s Leader Fades, Surprising Options Appear] Reference
In this election, of course, those men would probably be derided as hapless patricians who couldn't hold their beer. From Wordnik.com. [Not Another Dukakis] Reference
Nor that the hapless vessel sank 30 meters to the ocean floor as it was being towed ashore by the South Korean Navy. From Wordnik.com. [Spy Catch Of The Day] Reference
If a worm or shellfish manages to escape one hungry mouth, the hapless creature will be pushed over to the next one. From Wordnik.com. [In Sync] Reference
He wisely aims his most aggressive gags at his hapless cohost, longtime pal Glenn Humplik, who knows what he's in for. From Wordnik.com. [A Wild And Crazy Guy] Reference
(Click here to follow Wray Herbert) It's no wonder that so many readers sympathize with the hapless Dagwood even today. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of a Toxic Boss] Reference
To make matters worse, they then turn the tables on you, making themselves the hapless victims of your excessive demands and tirades. From Wordnik.com. [Sugarcoated Hostility] Reference
The fireworks were directed less at the hapless Spanish priests than at the administration of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. From Wordnik.com. [Taking On The Church] Reference
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