predicament
Example Sentences
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They argue that there’s no way out of this methodological predicament; the future effects of climate change are irreducibly uncertain, and could be small or large.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
The canceled dinner created a predicament for MS NOW and NBC News, which both planned lavish after-parties late Saturday evening.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
De Zerbi only has six more games to turn this predicament around.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
A truly free society doesn’t leave citizens in a predicament where death is considered their best option.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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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