in a quandary
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formal
: unsure or confused
He was in a quandary about which candidate to choose.
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Each chapter in the paper offers case studies: a mathematician or a physicist stuck in a quandary, a doctor trying to confirm a lab result.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
Once in a while, though, Casper’s mission puts him in a quandary—not a moral one, but a technical one.
—Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
This leaves economists in a quandary.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
With the bounce of a ball, tennis finds itself in a quandary that cuts to the heart of how people experience the world.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2025
Once in a while, though, Casper’s mission puts him in a quandary—not a moral one, but a technical one.
—Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
This leaves economists in a quandary.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
With the bounce of a ball, tennis finds itself in a quandary that cuts to the heart of how people experience the world.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in a quandary
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