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Examples of quandary in a Sentence
Williams's quandary is not unlike that faced by other urban executives who have had to wrestle with a deeply rooted power structure. The problem is especially acute for African American mayors. They are expected to serve as sentries, protecting their cities' black communities and staving off so-called white encroachment.
—Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Post, 15 June 2003
For a sticky philosophical quandary, the questions are pretty simple: am I a clerk charged with selling college degrees or am I involved in a more meaningful experience? Part of me says that no argument is more worthy of my attention.
—Lynne Drury Lerych, Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2001
… the inevitable economic quandary that faces a people in the transition from slavery to freedom, and especially those who make that change amid hate and prejudice, lawlessness and ruthless competition.
—W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903
The unexpected results of the test have created a quandary for researchers.
I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either.
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Instead, unfortunately, these are the types of quandaries desperate owners sometimes back themselves into, and only then go looking for the reasons why.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Collision, as used by PST ART, is tech-bro speak, a euphemism, like the buzzword disruption, that promises the creation of new, exciting opportunities while minimizing the severity of moral quandaries and social ills.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
This quandary carried us through drinks and dinner.
—Jessica Hullinger, theweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Schomer, who grew up playing soccer with Watts at Groves High School in the Birmingham school district, began filming in 2021 as Watts faced the quandary of what to do with the collection.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
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First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined above
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“Quandary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quandary. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
quandary
noun
quan·da·ry
ˈkwän-d(ə-)rē
plural quandaries
: a state of confusion or doubt : dilemma
in a quandary about which to choose
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