in a quandary
idiom
formal
: unsure or confused
He was in a quandary about which candidate to choose.
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These businesses arrived as women increasingly entered the workforce, leaving two-income families in a quandary over how to care for elderly parents.
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Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
The events of this week showed the limitations of that approach, leaving her in a quandary similar to that of previous Italian governments.
—Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
As the story nears its denouement, the filmmakers find themselves in a quandary, trying to absolve Vicaria.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 June 2023
In Richie Bradshaw's mock draft, Anderson goes to the Houston Texans at No. 2, leaving Arizona in a quandary with what to do with the pick.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
Trump’s restrictions on immigration could leave him in a quandary, especially as a new migration surge could be looming.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2020
Even if the coronavirus does not erupt again in the United States, the economy and the markets are still readjusting, putting the Federal Reserve in a quandary, and countries like China continue to experience serious outbreaks.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 26 May 2023
In Richie Bradshaw's mock draft, Anderson goes to the Houston Texans at No. 2, leaving Arizona in a quandary with what to do with the pick.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
For weeks, Fairbanks mathematician Leah Berman Williams was in a quandary over which candidate to vote for in the special primary for U.S. House.
—Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News, 18 May 2022
Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
The events of this week showed the limitations of that approach, leaving her in a quandary similar to that of previous Italian governments.
—Gaia Pianigiani, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
As the story nears its denouement, the filmmakers find themselves in a quandary, trying to absolve Vicaria.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 June 2023
In Richie Bradshaw's mock draft, Anderson goes to the Houston Texans at No. 2, leaving Arizona in a quandary with what to do with the pick.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
Trump’s restrictions on immigration could leave him in a quandary, especially as a new migration surge could be looming.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2020
Even if the coronavirus does not erupt again in the United States, the economy and the markets are still readjusting, putting the Federal Reserve in a quandary, and countries like China continue to experience serious outbreaks.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 26 May 2023
In Richie Bradshaw's mock draft, Anderson goes to the Houston Texans at No. 2, leaving Arizona in a quandary with what to do with the pick.
—Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Apr. 2023
For weeks, Fairbanks mathematician Leah Berman Williams was in a quandary over which candidate to vote for in the special primary for U.S. House.
—Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News, 18 May 2022
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