no choice
Example Sentences
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Since many ports lack the grid infrastructure to power so many energy-guzzling ships, and emission-capture technology is embryonic, ships may have no choice but to pay the fines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
General manager Pat Verbeek had no choice but to overspend on center Leo Carlsson, signing him to a five-year, $90-million contract after the Flyers offered Carlsson the same deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Mike Clancy, general secretary of Prospect, said members had been left with "no choice" but to take action as senior management "continues to not engage seriously on our very reasonable demands".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Alice is placed in an impossible situation with no say in the matter, and no choice but to fight her way out.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Much as they regretted the dishonesty, they felt they had no choice.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
