no-win situation

Example Sentences

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The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

Building a universally pleasing story around Section 31 might be the Kobayashi Maru of the Trek universe — a no-win situation.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

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

Nearly everyone The Times interviewed said Mr. Mayorkas was in a no-win situation.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 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