It was as if he had made some decision, and was no longer drifting helplessly.

We drifted helplessly under the merciless wind for many days.

That they're just drifting helplessly around, freezing to death by the minute while we sit here doing nothing?

The boats then drifted helplessly, making the troops in them an easy target for the machine guns.

She drifted helplessly into range of Turkish guns, which laid down a heavy fire on her.

As she began to drift helplessly, the crew were taken off.

Without it, we'd drift helplessly and the Empire would probably crumble in a matter of months.

Hathor preferred not to know how long they drifted almost helplessly.

The vessel was still afloat, but drifting helplessly in the sea.

Perhaps it was a matter of indifference to the seals that they drifted helplessly out in the open sea.