plight

Example Sentences

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At worst, it reveals concerns as to whether Reddin has empathy with the current plight of Welsh rugby and if he really has its interests at heart.

From BBC

The final play of Stoppard’s brilliant career was sparked by the playwright learning of the plight of his Jewish ancestors upon his mother’s death in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times

Every Good Boy Deserves Favour put a symphony orchestra on stage alongside the actors in a savage satire which dramatised the plight of Soviet dissidents locked away in mental hospitals.

From BBC

For the record, I don’t have one to share beyond noting how Carol’s plight highlights our species’ natural talent for self-destruction.

From Salon

"I did not think there were so many women" suffering the same plight, added Perez, saying it had reduced her to tears in the past years.

From Barron's