in a dilemma

Example Sentences

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So as they meet in an emergency session after the verdict, party leaders are in a dilemma.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Hwang said he had already devised games to be played in the second season and was writing a script, but was in a dilemma over dead characters such as Ji-young and Sae-byeok.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2022

The Bible was always Larry S. Buford’s guiding light, but it put the one-time Motown singer-songwriter in a dilemma, when he found himself defending his South Los Angeles neighborhood from encroaching development.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2022

That conflict has left many legal growers and sellers in a dilemma, shutting them out of everyday financial services like opening a bank account or obtaining a credit card.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2021

Once again, but not for the last time, Jefferson saw himself in a dilemma.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert