impossible dilemma

Examples (10)

• The company faced an impossible dilemma: declare bankruptcy or lay off half its loyal workforce.
• The wartime commander was presented with the impossible dilemma of sacrificing a few soldiers to save the entire platoon.
• She found herself in an impossible dilemma, forced to choose between her career and caring for her sick parent.
• For the judge, sentencing the desperate father who stole food was an impossible dilemma of law versus compassion.
• The climate crisis poses an impossible dilemma for world leaders: enact costly policies now or face irreversible damage later.
• He described the situation as an impossible dilemma where every potential outcome was tragic.
• Trapped in the collapsing mine, they confronted the impossible dilemma of waiting for a rescue that might never come or risking a dangerous escape.
• The ethicist's new book explores the impossible dilemma of resource allocation in modern healthcare.
• Choosing which of your children to save is the most impossible dilemma imaginable.
• The refugee crisis creates an impossible dilemma for border nations, balancing humanitarian aid with national security.