double bind
Example Sentences
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This creates a vicious double bind for average employees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
In Sondheim’s lyrics, the double bind of attachment is often a source of agitation; in Ebb’s it is often a pummeling.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Even more so than writers, actors face a double bind when it comes to labor disputes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
"So there's that double bind - a lack of people now and the potential lack of finances to pay for them in the future."
From BBC ● May 19, 2023
To me, it felt like a sanity-warping double bind.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
