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.
  • The sheer scale of the problem put the researcher in a quandary.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 5 Aug. 2020
  • Now, Apple faces a quandary on what to do with the movie.
    — Nicole Sperling, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2022
  • Indeed, 2020 left the men of Rascal Flatts in quite the quandary.
    — Tricia Despres, PEOPLE.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The quandary is that no one knows exactly what the dogs are smelling.
    — Prachi Patel, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The scofflaw in the next seat has always presented a quandary.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2022
  • But people see through it, which leaves them in a triple quandary.
    — Constance Dierickx, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
  • And it’s not just the United States that’s facing this quandary.
    — Steven Dudash, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • That’s the quandary facing investors as the bull market for stocks grays around the horns.
    — Adam Shell, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Then there's the quandary of how much risk should children be allowed to take.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2020
  • But the Celtics are facing a quandary because Stevens has no idea who to trust on the bench from one night to the next.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2021
  • That has led to a quandary for many Chicago bar and shop owners.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The other part of the quandary is this: Who would replace Murphy?
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The analysis highlights the quandary that many renters who want to buy face.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Which left me in a quandary: I was paralyzed in the face of so many options.
    — Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2018
  • My quandaries now are about how the book will affect them.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 24 July 2019
  • Those like Stills in sports are forever in a quandary how to use their voice.
    — Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Yet this difference in price leads us to a sticky quandary in the supply chain.
    — Errol Schweizer, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The quandary the Angels now face is clearing a spot on the roster for Upton.
    — Maria Torres, latimes.com, 16 June 2019
  • Still, the results Sunday shed light on a quandary for the 27-year-old right-hander.
    — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • Now the McNeils faced a similar quandary: what to tell their kids, ages 13, 8 and 6.
    — NBC News, 9 Jan. 2022
  • Sarandon left the offices and the key players found themselves in a quandary.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Tearing down statues of Hitler would not be a moral quandary for them.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2019
  • His brainy pal Nina (Leslie Grace), the pride of the neighborhood, has her own quandary.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 June 2021
  • The competing plans for the rail line have put Queens leaders in something of a quandary.
    — Winnie Hu, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The moral quandary of the Tardigrade and the spore drive is the show's most interesting conflict so far.
    — Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Biden would probably like to avoid this quandary with the 9/11 jihadists.
    — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The previous question was from a doctor with a troubling quandary.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The long-time law enforcement officer has also emphasized his desire to see San Jose become the nation’s safest large city again, bemoaning the sight of locked cases at retailers and the staffing quandaries in the city’s public safety departments.
    — Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025

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