Hobson's choice
Example Sentences
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“This circumstance presents noncitizens in removal proceedings with a Hobson’s choice between two irreparable harms,” Judge P. Casey Pitts wrote in his Christmas Eve decision.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
Former acting Solicitor General Neal Kaytal said the ex-president will face a "Hobson's choice" to either answer questions or invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.
From Salon • Nov. 6, 2023
They are caught off guard by the sudden change, and then face a Hobson’s choice — a choice where only one option is realistically feasible.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023
My colleague insists on a Hobson’s choice for these communities: decide between their constitutional rights against unwarranted searches and seizures or forgo governmental protection that is readily afforded to other communities.
From Slate • Jul. 16, 2020
Here is a sample of Mr. Walker's irony, for the choice which the shipper has under the pool is simply Hobson's choice.
From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William
