as in dilemma
a situation in which one has to choose between two or more equally unsatisfactory choices
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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Recent Examples of quandary
Yet the trade battles in particular present the Fed with an unusual quandary.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
But one of my adjustments took me a by surprise, and that is the quandary of how to approach lunch.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Image The deadline poses an early quandary for President Trump, who strongly backs Israel but campaigned on a promise of peace for Lebanon.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The Bears were in a familiar quandary — searching for a quarterback — and used a first-round pick on Rex Grossman in 2003.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
But one of my adjustments took me a by surprise, and that is the quandary of how to approach lunch.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025
Image The deadline poses an early quandary for President Trump, who strongly backs Israel but campaigned on a promise of peace for Lebanon.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The Bears were in a familiar quandary — searching for a quarterback — and used a first-round pick on Rex Grossman in 2003.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for quandary
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“Quandary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quandary. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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