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
He laments the use of fixed penalty notices, in which offenders are offered the Hobson’s choice of paying minor fines or fighting criminal offenses for a litany of “anti-social behaviors.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
The situation was that in which the fainéant king accepts the act of the mayor of the palace because it is Hobson’s choice.
From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)
