conundrums

Example Sentences

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While there are positive signs, it is obvious some conundrums remain the same for Djokovic.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

He answered listener conundrums, including which Gabfest host would make the best dictator and what pastry he’d like to be reincarnated as.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

Webster and Hopkins’s unique creation invites readers to stand in for the three main characters— the debutante Helen; the caddish Jed; and the good guy Saunders—as these hapless young people confront romantic and ethical conundrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

I was so frightened, and at the mercy of so many conundrums, that inevitably, that summer, someone would have taken me over; one doesn’t, in Harlem, long remain standing on any auction block.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin