predicament
Example Sentences
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Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
“In fact,” he said when he first emailed me about his predicament, “my friends and I sometimes used the ramping pavement as jumps for our bicycles.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
To understand how the U.S. arrived in this predicament, let’s take a step back.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
It’s worth mentioning that your exact predicament is probably going to be fairly common this summer.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
She could have called out and protested but she was too ashamed to call public attention to her predicament.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing predicament
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