plight
Example Sentences
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Personal tragedy had no more importance than the incognizant plight of insects.
The plight of Tortora, even more than 40 years after the fact, will generate outrage among its audience.
Did you gain new insights into the plight of aging film workers?
From Los Angeles Times
Here is a look at how governments in the region have responded to Cuba's plight.
From Barron's
Officials also worried about the humanitarian plight of the people stuck inside.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.