How to Use problem in a Sentence

problem

noun

• The mechanic fixed the problem with the car.
• We have to find a way to solve this problem.
• I have my own problems to deal with.
• Mosquitoes are a problem in the summer.
• We didn't have any problems getting here.
• There are a few problems with your argument.
• He has chronic health problems.
• Racism and sexism are major social problems.
• She is bothered by family problems.
• The company is having financial problems.
• About a third of the time, the problem is with the man.
  — Julia Belluz, Vox, 30 May 2019
• Just putting sports on the air won’t solve the problem.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 June 2022
• The problem is the top laser on the stack will absorb almost all the light.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 1 June 2019
• Consumers are left largely in the dark about the scope of the problem.
  — NBC News, 10 Nov. 2021
• The problem is, time is running out for the Knights to turn things around.
  — Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
• The speed at which Omicron has spread has made the problem acute.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2022
• What if the problem was how they were treated by the world?
  — Rebecca Johnson, Vogue, 18 July 2017
• The city, Wu said, cannot arrest its way out of the problem.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
• The best way to solve this problem is to add a layer of sand or peat moss to the ground.
  — oregonlive, 18 Dec. 2022
• In high school, friends came to her with their problems.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 18 May 2023
• Sumaila links the lack of policing to the larger problem.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2020
• The problem is, that kind of rain just hasn't been coming.
  — CNN, 20 June 2022
• The problem with this film, like so many of the others, is that there isn’t much more to it.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2022
• The problem with fake photos comes down to the premise of blogging.
  — Fox News, 19 July 2017
• There are not enough nurses in the workforce to ease the problem.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 8 May 2023
• Here is some advice for this problem, in the long term.
  — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2022
• That both siblings are played by Dowd is a problem, and a plus.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2021
• The main problem here is that blind trusts aren’t always so blind.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• How does the human brain tackle a math problem like the one that Bubeck used to stump GPT-4?
  — Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
• Working through a screen should not be a problem for him.
  — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 5 May 2024