conundrums

Example Sentences

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He answered listener conundrums, including which Gabfest host would make the best dictator and what pastry he’d like to be reincarnated as.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

That means some interesting conundrums may arise during the race.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

It’s something that almost never happens in the NFL because finding a new quarterback is one of the game’s most maddening conundrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

The categories of grammar reflect the building blocks of thought—time, space, causality, matter—and a philosophical wordsmith can play with them to awaken her readers to metaphysical conundrums.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker