Williams's quandary is not unlike that faced by other urban executives who have had to wrestle with a deeply rooted power structure. The problem is especially acute for African American mayors. They are expected to serve as sentries, protecting their cities' black communities and staving off so-called white encroachment.—Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Post, 15 June 2003For a sticky philosophical quandary, the questions are pretty simple: am I a clerk charged with selling college degrees or am I involved in a more meaningful experience? Part of me says that no argument is more worthy of my attention.—Lynne Drury Lerych, Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2001… the inevitable economic quandary that faces a people in the transition from slavery to freedom, and especially those who make that change amid hate and prejudice, lawlessness and ruthless competition.—W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903
The unexpected results of the test have created a quandary for researchers.
I'm in a quandary about whether I should try to repair my stereo or buy a new one, even though I don't have the money to do either.
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Plenty of other challenges and ethical quandaries will arise in the meantime.—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 That is a political quandary for the commissioner that seems not to be of concern for the players.—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Christian thinkers sometimes solved the quandary of the wondrous peoples by claiming them as descendants of Cain or Ham, writes den Hartog.—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025 In the middle of his final quandary, he was interrupted by a phone call from the former Tonight Show host.—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quandary
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