predicament
Example Sentences
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The passengers in two Waymo vehicles in Atlanta last week were in a less-humorous predicament.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Punch's predicament sparked huge interest online, spawning a devoted fanbase under the hashtag #HangInTherePunch.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
A people without history, without context, who lack the means to understand their predicament or the tools to resist it, are easy prey for authoritarians.
From Salon • May 14, 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
Tiara sank down on the sand as if the full weight of their predicament had finally hit her.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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