catch-22

Example Sentences

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“The cross currents around next week’s earnings set up a Catch-22 for the AI complex,” he said in a recent earnings preview.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

It's a Catch-22 situation - Delhi still wants to clinch a deal but also doesn't want to come across as buckling under Trump's pressure.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

Catch-22 doesn’t begin to explain how these policies are meant to act together to “make a real commitment to family well-being,” in Reynolds’ words.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024

I worked in public education for 33 years and discipline was always a Catch-22.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

“Catch-22. Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can’t stop them from doing.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller