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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 bats are also helping renew attention to the plight of pine rockland. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Her parents’ work informed Lumpkin’s sympathy for the plight of workers. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 Team Egypt’s Gaza fan base has only grown since the start of the tournament, as coach Hossam Hassan has spotlighted the plight of the Palestinian people in news briefings and on the pitch. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 With his visit, Leo followed in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who made the plight of migrants and refugees a priority of his pontificate. — ABC News, 4 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
  • Masterson filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2010, blaming his financial predicament on a former employee’s errors.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • And over a thousand people were in that predicament when her wedding to Travis Kelce rolled around.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 July 2026
Definition of predicament
Verb
  • By 2009, with lavish pension benefits promised but unpaid, CalPERS had $115 billion in debt.
    — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026
  • Local officials have expressed concern that the Games will not bring the economic impact organizers have promised — somewhere in the $13-18 billion range.
    — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of promise
Noun
  • His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Because of their history of poor sleep, people with insomnia may suffer from anxiety about getting inadequate sleep, which can then increase sleeplessness at night.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026
Definition of anxiety
Verb
  • Wu vowed at last week’s vigil that the city would conduct an analysis of road design at the corridor where Gag was killed and recommit to bike lanes and street safety projects that she has been hammered for pausing in the wake of Gag’s death.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Both sides have vowed to remain fiercely independent of the other as nationalist tensions run high amid the global AI arms race.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Definition of vow
Noun
  • If plans shift, do not turn inconvenience into a power struggle.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • That’s not to say the park doesn’t sometimes bring him other inconveniences.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of inconvenience
Verb
  • So my guess/belief/thought is that the executive trio is hoping for the best this year, but is unwilling to do anything that mortgages future seasons.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • Right now, these properties are not being resold or mortgaged.
    — Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Definition of mortgage
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  • In great detail and with candid memories, the book narrates the trials, tribulations, and tragedies from the band’s formation in 1984 through the current day, including emotional and personal reflections on the life and death of one of its own superheroes, Chris Cornell.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • But Johnson, a West Sider and member of the nondemonational Lawndale Christian Community Church, has frequently leaned on his base within the Black church during times of tribulation in office.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 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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