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 like every other media mogul, Mr. Zaslav is wrestling with a no-win situation: Cable television, which has long powered media conglomerates, is in terminal decline, meaning that operational costs must also go down.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Some teachers told BBC News they worried whatever they did would "not only be criticised but publicly vilified" and, while schools needed clarity, it was a "no-win" situation.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

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