Examples of quandary in a Sentence

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 2003 For 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.

Recent Examples on the Web This quandary also applies to historic houses, colonial attractions, and other slavery-era sites that functioned like plantations, but perhaps don’t look like them at first glance. — Sarah Enelow-snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2021 But none has produced consistent enough results to solve the team’s seemingly endless quarterback quandary. — Dennis Waszak Jr., courant.com, 29 Apr. 2021 That’s a quandary, though, because arguably the societal benefits are bigger than the individual ones—putting do-no-harm into conflict with harm reduction. — Adam Rogers, Wired, 23 Apr. 2021 In its debut episodes, Cruel Summer twists that reality into a morally grey quandary about what happens when a young girl sees the chance to upend the identity that the world has chosen for her. — Rosie Knight, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2021 That leaves society in a constant quandary of finding the time (and making the effort) to try and distinguish between them. — Mike Masterson, Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2021 First Amendment rights Regulation of Pope’s message would place the city in a tricky First Amendment quandary. — al, 1 Apr. 2021 But that quandary becomes all the more urgent when the person is your health care worker. — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021 That has led to a quandary for many Chicago bar and shop owners. — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2021

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