in a quandary

phrase

formal

: unsure or confused

He was in a quandary about which candidate to choose.

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Today, Democratic leaders find themselves in a quandary much like Kinnock’s. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 This puts DeSantis in a quandary. — Krys Fluker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 In the first song of his 39th studio album, Bob Dylan is in a quandary. — Greg Burton, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for in a quandary

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