predicament
Example Sentences
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De Zerbi only has six more games to turn this predicament around.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
There was lots of advice that, while well-meaning, grossly underestimated the magnitude of my predicament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
In both films, Byrne plays a down-on-her-luck mother trying to make the best of an impossible predicament, rallying against systemic failure while fighting to keep her head above water.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
He’s merely one of 347 biologists that Eva assigned to solve the case, so he’s confounded to be in this lonely predicament.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
But all the balderdashing in the world would not improve his current predicament.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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