no-win situation

Example Sentences

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The end result: Renters get caught in something of a no-win situation.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

These tactics deeply annoyed Burns, and they also created a no-win situation for him.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

From his time working for the BBC, he said he could see "all-too-well the no-win situation it often finds itself in".

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2023

“It is an absolute no-win situation but this is the best plan of attack and we don’t want anyone else hurt.”

From New York Times • May 30, 2023

I felt like I was in a no-win situation, but the battle would have been much harder to wage if I hadn't had my closest girlfriends in the trenches with me.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi