no-win situation

Example Sentences

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There’s an infectious quality to these young explorers’ optimism in the face of the seemingly no-win situation into which most of them were born.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a classic no-win situation: She could make a show of raising hopes, which then would be dashed; or she could hunker down and keep expectations low.

From Washington Post

“You burn out because this is a no-win situation,” she said.

From New York Times

You talk about the awful, no-win situation we often find ourselves in at work.

From Salon

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

From New York Times