Examples of quandary in a Sentence
Williams's quandary is not unlike that faced by other urban executives who have had to wrestle with a deeply rooted power structure. The problem is especially acute for African American mayors. They are expected to serve as sentries, protecting their cities' black communities and staving off so-called white encroachment.
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Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Post, 15 June 2003
For a sticky philosophical quandary, the questions are pretty simple: am I a clerk charged with selling college degrees or am I involved in a more meaningful experience? Part of me says that no argument is more worthy of my attention.
—Lynne Drury Lerych, Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2001
… the inevitable economic quandary that faces a people in the transition from slavery to freedom, and especially those who make that change amid hate and prejudice, lawlessness and ruthless competition.
—W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903
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.
Jonetta Rose Barras, Washington Post, 15 June 2003
For a sticky philosophical quandary, the questions are pretty simple: am I a clerk charged with selling college degrees or am I involved in a more meaningful experience? Part of me says that no argument is more worthy of my attention.
—Lynne Drury Lerych, Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2001
… the inevitable economic quandary that faces a people in the transition from slavery to freedom, and especially those who make that change amid hate and prejudice, lawlessness and ruthless competition.
—W. E. B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, 1903
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In McWilliams’s and McLagan’s view, offal provides a real way to combat the moral quandary of meat eating.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
John Price, the superintendent of North Chicago School District 187, said the quandary has prompted the district to stall the implementation of a Black Excellence program designed to help a particular student group that does not perform as well as others on certain standardized tests.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the only solution to this quandary, Gee writes, is to move offworld in great numbers.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Santos and Collins deal with their own moral and legal quandaries.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
John Price, the superintendent of North Chicago School District 187, said the quandary has prompted the district to stall the implementation of a Black Excellence program designed to help a particular student group that does not perform as well as others on certain standardized tests.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Perhaps the only solution to this quandary, Gee writes, is to move offworld in great numbers.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Santos and Collins deal with their own moral and legal quandaries.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Quandary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quandary. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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quandary
noun
quan·da·ry
ˈkwän-d(ə-)rē 
plural quandaries
: a state of confusion or doubt : dilemma
in a quandary about which to choose
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