problematic
Example Sentences
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Koch said he had a feeling during the race that another win could be problematic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
He also worries about feeling useless on the ground and even making the rescue effort "more problematic".
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
The company said the problematic message board activity effectively got started when "one agent left a request for help, and others discovered it."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
She’s extremely interested in the ways problematic movies can be reclaimed by the real-life minority figures depicted in them, and what can be gleaned from studying these films’ merits.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Retrieving a sample from Bobby, however, was decidedly more problematic.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing problematic
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