predicament
Example Sentences
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Cadwalladr read part of a letter from Wynn-Williams' lawyer, explaining their understanding of her legal predicament.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Their fate isn’t nearly as interesting as their predicament.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
The methods they produced—careful, adversarial, institutionally embedded, historically tested—are, for that very reason, more directly relevant to our current predicament than any amount of algorithmic benchmarking.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Her hands trembled and her heartbeat quickened, for she was frightened, not so much of the wolves, who were shy and many harpoon-shots away, but because of her desperate predicament.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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