catch-22
Example Sentences
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Of course they are, because of a giant catch-22.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
"That places them in a hopeless catch-22 where employers ask for work experience but the opportunities for young people to gain it have narrowed or gone," he will say.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The catch-22 is that while stem cell transplants can prevent this failure, the usual preparative chemotherapy or radiation can cause severe complications or even cancer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
It’s kind of a catch-22 because we’re so exhausted and tired that, what do we do?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
As a result of the Armstrong decision, defendants who suspect racial bias on the part of prosecutors are trapped in a classic catch-22.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
