Examples of feckless in a Sentence

She can't rely on her feckless son. a well-intentioned but feckless response to the rise in school violence

Recent Examples on the Web The crowd roared and the Wolverines had regained momentum against a wilting opponent with a feckless offense. — Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2021 Here, a story concerning the high-tech humiliation of a feckless white civil-rights ally (Ben Platt) is all incident. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Sep. 2021 In the epilogue, Mofe’s feckless father attempts to saddle him with the care of Blessing, a much younger half brother. — Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021 The film was centered around a Rambo-like hero named Leng Feng and his comrades, who battle a group of mercenaries led by a feckless ex-Navy SEAL along China’s southern border. — New York Times, 7 July 2021 Much of Trump's schtick back then involved talking about the world in apocalyptic terms and describing politicians as feckless weaklings. — Michael D'antonio, CNN, 30 July 2021 The fox who starts keeping him company appears to be real (and possibly an avatar of his sorceress mother, who may have magically arranged for this effort to make a man out of her feckless son, but who also feels a need to protect him). — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 July 2021 The investigation found the department is beset by widespread racial bias, along with excessive use of force, poor training and feckless oversight of officers accused of misconduct. — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021 These are a joyless, soulless, feckless Olympics, hosted by a country that largely doesn’t want them, thrust on a proud, unvaccinated populace whose attitude justifiably fluctuates between resignation and resentment. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2021

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