predicament
Example Sentences
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The remarks perfectly captured Vance's predicament as he leads a US delegation holding talks with Iran in Pakistan.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A truly free society doesn’t leave citizens in a predicament where death is considered their best option.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
In both films, Byrne plays a down-on-her-luck mother trying to make the best of an impossible predicament, rallying against systemic failure while fighting to keep her head above water.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
She’s hardly in a position to do much more than accept what’s going on as a grimmer version of her own dead-end predicament.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Vincent and Dries write Theo a letter together, offering sympathy about the predicament in his love life.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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