predicament
Example Sentences
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This is the peculiar predicament of Homo sapiens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
The 28 year-old understands the predicament many customers are in, but his firm has outgoings of £10,000 a month before wages, whether they work or not.
From BBC • May 10, 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
They had no idea that a problem had arisen since their departure or that Smith was in a terrible predicament.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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