no-win situation

Example Sentences

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I’ve put machines, and my friends and family, in a no-win situation.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

But in a sense, Fincher was saddled with a no-win situation.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

That stance has increasingly left Mr. Biden in a no-win situation.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2024

I felt like I was in a no-win situation, but the battle would have been much harder to wage if I hadn't had my closest girlfriends in the trenches with me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi