no-win situation

Example Sentences

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He acknowledged it was “a very unusual case,” which shows “the remarkable no-win situation that police officers walk into every day.”

From Seattle Times

Breaking the precedent of refusing all loan requests creates a no-win situation for the institution.

From Los Angeles Times

“In some respects, Hubbard is in a no-win situation,” Taylor said.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Melloni, the historian, said that by politically attacking the anti-discrimination law, the Vatican had put itself in a no-win situation.

From New York Times

The information gatekeeper in this scenario, the U.S. government, is in a no-win situation.

From Washington Post