in a/the predicament

Frequency: 8.518.2 per million words

Preposition used to indicate being inside a difficult situation.

predicamentPREPOSITION + NOUN

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in a/the

Examples (10)

  • Now I really was in a dire predicament.
  • The company found itself in a difficult predicament after the economic downturn.
  • Many students are in a similar predicament regarding their future careers.
  • He was in a moral predicament, torn between telling the truth and protecting his friend.
  • If we don't act quickly, we'll all be in the same predicament.
  • The government is in a serious predicament over the budget deficit.
  • She realized she was in an impossible predicament and had no easy way out.
  • I wouldn't want to be in a predicament like that.
  • After losing his job, he was in a financial predicament.
  • The team was in a sporting predicament after losing their star player.