How to Use quandary in a Sentence
quandary
noun
- 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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The sheer scale of the problem put the researcher in a quandary.
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Dan Goodin,
Ars Technica,
5 Aug. 2020
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Now, Apple faces a quandary on what to do with the movie.
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Nicole Sperling,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2022
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Indeed, 2020 left the men of Rascal Flatts in quite the quandary.
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Tricia Despres,
PEOPLE.com,
8 Oct. 2021
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The quandary is that no one knows exactly what the dogs are smelling.
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Prachi Patel,
Scientific American,
4 Mar. 2021
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The scofflaw in the next seat has always presented a quandary.
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New York Times,
5 July 2022
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But people see through it, which leaves them in a triple quandary.
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Constance Dierickx,
Forbes,
13 Sep. 2021
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And it’s not just the United States that’s facing this quandary.
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Steven Dudash,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2021
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Then there's the quandary of how much risk should children be allowed to take.
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Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Nov. 2020
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But the Celtics are facing a quandary because Stevens has no idea who to trust on the bench from one night to the next.
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Gary Washburn,
BostonGlobe.com,
28 Jan. 2021
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That has led to a quandary for many Chicago bar and shop owners.
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Josh Noel,
chicagotribune.com,
27 Mar. 2021
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The analysis highlights the quandary that many renters who want to buy face.
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Aldo Svaldi,
The Denver Post,
6 Dec. 2019
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Yet this difference in price leads us to a sticky quandary in the supply chain.
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Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
31 Jan. 2022
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Now the McNeils faced a similar quandary: what to tell their kids, ages 13, 8 and 6.
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NBC News,
9 Jan. 2022
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Sarandon left the offices and the key players found themselves in a quandary.
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Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Nov. 2022
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His brainy pal Nina (Leslie Grace), the pride of the neighborhood, has her own quandary.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
11 June 2021
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The competing plans for the rail line have put Queens leaders in something of a quandary.
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Winnie Hu,
New York Times,
26 Nov. 2022
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Biden would probably like to avoid this quandary with the 9/11 jihadists.
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Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
16 Mar. 2022
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As the pressure to act mounts from both sides of the aisle, Biden faces a political quandary.
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Ben Gittleson,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2022
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Still, there was no easy resolution to a quandary that looked set to drag on and on.
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Time,
28 Sep. 2021
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The first true game based on the series, John Wick Hex, answers this quandary with a clever angle.
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Sam MacHkovech,
Ars Technica,
8 Oct. 2019
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Thanks to its success, that quandary has become even thornier.
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Elizabeth Jensen,
New York Times,
13 Oct. 2020
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But Kingsbury should be in no such quandary at running back.
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Kent Somers,
The Arizona Republic,
12 Oct. 2020
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This recurring quandary about artists and creators is not a fun place to be.
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Sara Stewart,
CNN,
26 Aug. 2021
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Wedding season is coming, and with it the eternal quandary of what to wear.
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Town & Country,
23 Feb. 2023
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The quandary is leading to long-term questions about the tourism economy.
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Cliff Pinckard,
cleveland,
14 June 2021
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The result is an epic quandary of the oil addiction that runs the world economy.
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Zachary B. Wolf,
CNN,
31 Mar. 2022
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The decision temporarily resolves a quandary that could have disenfranchised the group and swayed down-ballot races across the state.
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Sasha Hupka,
The Arizona Republic,
20 Sep. 2024
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Sometimes, at least, the contestants are faced with intriguing dilemmas or moral quandaries.
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Oct. 2024
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