How to Use in a quandary in a Sentence

in a quandary

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  • The sheer scale of the problem put the researcher in a quandary.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2020
  • This leaves economists in a quandary.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Sarandon left the offices and the key players found themselves in a quandary.
    Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2022
  • This puts DeSantis in a quandary.
    Krys Fluker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 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
  • Such a correlation between lending rates and yield puts the central bank in a quandary.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 May 2022
  • That has put people like Owen and Melissa Cooper in a quandary.
    Kathleen Pender, SFChronicle.com, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Russia’s standing puts arts patrons and presenters in a quandary.
    John Jurgensen, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
  • In the first song of his 39th studio album, Bob Dylan is in a quandary.
    Greg Burton, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Critics say the new law still conflicts with federal law, putting election administrators in a quandary.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2022
  • And Mayfield still has plenty of questions to answer about his potential, leaving the Browns in a quandary.
    Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Today, Democratic leaders find themselves in a quandary much like Kinnock’s.
    James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • As the story nears its denouement, the filmmakers find themselves in a quandary, trying to absolve Vicaria.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 8 June 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
  • Champagne grape growers are in a quandary; demand has been dented owing to the collapse of restaurant and tourism activity, which has squeezed finances.
    Gus Trompiz and Sybille De La Hamaide Reuters, Star Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
  • Travel restrictions have put San Antonio tourism officials in a quandary.
    Randy Diamond, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • In this context, businesses that have established themselves as being committed to social responsibility are in a quandary about how to proceed in this space.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • This left election officials in a quandary because Paxton’s threat conflicted with a state court order that expanded Texas’s vote-by-mail measures to all voters.
    Penny Venetis, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2020
  • These businesses arrived as women increasingly entered the workforce, leaving two-income families in a quandary over how to care for elderly parents.
    Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Long considered the country-mouse cousin (twice removed) of the far more glamorous Oscars, television’s top honors has been stuck in a quandary since the medium’s recent explosion in output.
    Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Coloradans who place a high value on fitness, exercise and outdoor recreation have been in a quandary since the outbreak of the coronavirus, wondering how to run, hike, ride bikes or ski without putting themselves at risk for exposure.
    John Meyer, The Know, 27 Mar. 2020
  • El Salvador’s five legitimate Constitutional Court judges, among the last bastions of their country’s democracy, were in a quandary.
    Anna-Catherina Brigida, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Denis, adapting a novel by Christine Angot (who also co-wrote the script), gives the buildup an excruciating tension, trapping Sara in a quandary best summed up by the title.
    Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2022
  • That puts District 7 voters — particularly Republicans — in a quandary.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But the package, which also would provide longevity bonuses, expand paid time off and reduce health insurance costs for an industry long seeking a major compensation adjustment, puts the General Assembly in a quandary.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Customers of the German maker of home and personal care products are likely reluctant to accept price increases, which puts the company in a quandary going into the second half, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
    Angela Cullen, Bloomberg.com, 12 Aug. 2022

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