How to Use dilemma in a Sentence

dilemma

noun

• I don't know what to do; it's a real dilemma.
• The country's decision to go to war has caused a major dilemma for its allies.
• We're facing a terrible dilemma.
• What's a pampered 20-something to do when her rich fiancé goes on a business trip and comes back married to someone else? That's the dilemma facing Elle Medina in Nichols's delightfully silly, vivacious debut.
  — Publishers Weekly, 28 June 2004
• But that could change the longer the dilemma drags out.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
• But the heart of that book is the heart-rending dilemma.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Snead and Breaux each present unique dilemmas for the Saints.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• They are faced with a dilemma: save the world or save their skin?
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022
• But the dilemma was that Clayster was still playing well through the drought.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2020
• But there’s a poignance — and maybe a special dilemma — to that.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 May 2022
• No longer was there a dilemma about what to do with the little sprout.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2021
• Like, what are the numbers about versus the dilemma Mark is in.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2022
• That meant the Raiders got the ball back with a curious dilemma.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2022
• So the Jets would face a dilemma with the second overall pick.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2020
• At the crux of the game: a moral dilemma in which players must choose between good and evil.
  — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Answer: This is a dilemma that’s as old as time – to help a friend, or not?
  — Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
• My dilemma is this: Both of my cousins have expressed racist views and used racial slurs in the past.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
• For many of us, that’s the central dilemma of the pandemic.
  — Eva Holland, Wired, 11 Feb. 2021
• Hayes is far from the only dilemma the next DA will face.
  — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• And would-be wine tasters have to grapple with our own dilemma.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2020
• Some researchers think there’s a smart way out of this dilemma.
  — Matt Reynolds, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
• Quite a dilemma for the little snots who attend and teach there!
  — Fox News, 30 June 2020
• My dilemma is that one of our friends has become more than just a friend.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2022
• The solution to this dilemma seems easy enough: Toss it.
  — Leila Atassi, cleveland.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• With these results, UC could see a way out of its dilemma.
  — Mackenzie Smith, The Conversation, 15 July 2019
• At the center of this dilemma is the building life cycle.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
• The Eagles faced this dilemma after Hurts' first year as a starter in 2021.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2023
• Does that help solve Shiffrin’s central dilemma: What to do next?
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• Trump faces flag dilemma: When should it be lowered to half-staff?
  — William Cummings, USA TODAY, 5 July 2018
• As with most makeup dilemmas, there are worse things in life.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 22 June 2018

Last Updated: 9 May 2024