How to Use predicament in a Sentence

predicament

noun
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  • I don't know how to get out of the predicament I'm in.
  • The governor has gotten himself into quite a predicament.
  • In a few years, the Estradas’ now 10-year-old son will be in high school and will face the same predicament as Javier.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2023
  • And that’s among the lucky, those privileged enough to even be in this predicament.
    — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The teen telegraphed awareness of the predicament the caged children were in.
    — Fernanda Santos, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2024
  • For about an hour, the crew signaled their predicament to the Spanish Coast Guard and tried to stay calm.
    — Isabella Kwai, New York Times, 24 May 2023
  • This produced a run on SVB and fears that other lenders across the country are in the same predicament.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Relief from a state appeals court would be the least painful way out of Trump’s predicament, the people said.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a cruel irony to the predicament of Craig Underwood, who’s now 81, and David Tran, 78.
    — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • But, given their predicament — they are lashed to a wall by their wrists and ankles — the song comes out as more of a cry than a croon.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The predicament offers a glimpse of what happens when a fashion line meets a sudden end.
    — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2023
  • This week’s meltdown is not the first time the company has found itself in this predicament.
    — Matt Stiles, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Law enforcement learned of the dog's predicament and removed the pet from her former home.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
  • Millions find themselves in this predicament, left to settle for a dead-end job or worse.
    — Rick Wartzman, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In some ways, its current predicament may be a function of its past success.
    — Noah Robertson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2023
  • At the core of the student loan system predicament is the disparity between the size of the challenge and the resources available.
    — Arit John, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • For years, those who wanted to keep their cash safe and accessible were in a predicament.
    — Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • His predicament was detailed by DigBoston in 2016, and for years, nothing changed.
    — Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • This week’s by-elections attest to Sunak’s predicament.
    — Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Nearly 80 years later, high school and college athletes around the country are in the same predicament.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But despite the importance, the view of the predicament has often been fragmented.
    — Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The journey to this predicament can be traced back to last year’s sharp rise in mortgage rates, which escalated from 3% to over 7%.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • This common predicament can lead to hours or even days of frustration, with the answer always just out of reach as the cogs in your brain whirr and grind.
    — David Nield, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Perhaps that’s the most terrifying thought for the British public about the whole Harry and Meghan predicament.
    — Mohamed El Aassar, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • From his predicament, Rahm was short-sided, needing to float a shot with just enough touch to give himself a makeable par putt.
    — The Arizona Republic, 11 Feb. 2023
  • All three fire departments received calls about Mudge's predicament and sent crews to assist the pet.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Have Jimmy in the lineup more often this season and the Heat likely are not in their current predicament.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2022
  • The Coast Guard has underscored the severity of the group's predicament, as this time tomorrow, the oxygen inside of the craft will have run out.
    — Conrad Hoyt, Washington Examiner, 22 June 2023
  • This past off-season, some staged holdouts and others organized a Zoom call to try to fight against their predicament.
    — Ben Blatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The high stakes predicament leads the three friends to double down on hedonism, while attempting to navigate a way out.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 27 Jan. 2023

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