plight
Example Sentences
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“And it was just so meaningful to see that moment for China, and to go into the countryside and cover the plight of farmers.”
From Los Angeles Times
But they also meticulously track the chimps' friendships and social plights.
From Barron's
The family just wanted the government to show "a sign of solidarity" with their plight, Bennett added.
From BBC
Commerce collapsed, smuggling flourished, and local juries sympathetic to their neighbors’ plight punished the customs officials and soldiers sent to enforce federal policy.
Louise, 15, is “afflicted by the plight of the middle child,” in that everyone ignores her even in the best of times.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
