Hobson's choice
Example Sentences
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“In some ways, practices might be facing a Hobson’s choice, where they are damned if they do and they are damned if they don’t.”
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Kaytal said the ex-president will face a "Hobson's choice" to either answer questions or invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023
They are caught off guard by the sudden change, and then face a Hobson’s choice — a choice where only one option is realistically feasible.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
And we know it’s not really a Hobson’s choice, but it made us laugh anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2016
"Hobson's choice," laughed Morris, as he took the last man.
From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.
