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noun

Definition of plightnext
as in predicament
a very bad or difficult situation
—usually singular The recent cut in funding will only contribute to the hospital's financial plight. the plight of the unemployed

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verb

as in to promise

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Recent Examples of plight
Noun
The tragic story of a 17-year-old from Tangier is representative of the plight of many of the more than 800 minors who four days after the collective push by migrants into Ceuta face a scary present and an uncertain future. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 Petal vents about the plight of the mass entertainer who is forever observed and critiqued. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026 Worst of all was the plight of a forty-six-year-old Italian farm worker who apparently masturbated after handling processionary-caterpillar nests, as described in an old dermatological case study. — Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 When Larkin landed in the hospital during his plight, the rare nature of the virus led to him initially being misdiagnosed with Lyme disease. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for plight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plight
  1. predicament
  2. promise
  3. anxiety
  4. vow
  5. inconvenience
  6. mortgage
  7. tribulation
  8. affiance
Noun
  • Rasure also recommends being open about your financial predicament.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The dynamic of high inflation and a weak labor market is a predicament for the Federal Reserve, which can’t tackle both at the same time.
    — Laura McGann, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of predicament
Verb
  • Still, the defense attorney immediately promised an appeal based on unspecified concerns about the judge’s rulings during the trial.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Brentford will be hoping promising midfielder Antoni Milambo can contribute after his debut season was ruined by an ACL injury in October.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of promise
Noun
  • Validate their emotions by acknowledging any anxieties and feelings as normal.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Poor sleep in teens is tied to anxiety symptoms, depression symptoms, weaker peer support and trouble getting through the school day.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of anxiety
Verb
  • Taiwan is no stranger to cyberattacks, particularly from neighboring China, which claims the East Asian democracy as its own and has vowed to annex it, by force if necessary.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tiffany has campaigned largely on issues like affordability, public safety, and education, vowing to freeze property taxes, ban sanctuary cities across the state, and invest in K-12 education.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of vow
Noun
  • La línea can be a mere inconvenience, or a life-altering divide.
    — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, Albert Einstein's time-dilating general theory of relativity tends to be little more than an afterthought, with films highlighting the inconveniences of interstellar travel definitely in the minority.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of inconvenience
Verb
  • The team could not mortgage its future to keep Skubal simply for the hope of a long-shot run.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The stigma of unemployment is compounded by the guilt of knowing that your parents had to drain their savings or mortgage their land to pay for the steep fees demanded by colleges and coaching centers.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of mortgage
Noun
  • Living by a maxim that equated failure with opportunity, Brees exhibited a knack for turning tribulation into triumph.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In recent years, Afrofuturism, as Brent Staples noted in The New York Times, has grown considerably, aiming to write African Americans into a fantastical future built on salvation, tribulation, and futuristic escape.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Definition of tribulation
Verb
  • The two got engaged in 2014 and have remained affianced since.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 May 2023
  • Alexandra Crotin, a rep for Stone, later confirmed to USA TODAY the actress and writer are now affianced.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2019
Definition of affiance

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