real dilemma

Frequency: 7.514.1 per million words

A situation that is truly a difficult choice, not an imagined or exaggerated one.

dilemmaADJECTIVE + NOUN

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real

Examples (10)

  • They were caught in a real dilemma.
  • The company faces a real dilemma: either lay off employees or risk bankruptcy.
  • I had a real dilemma about whether to move for the job or stay for my family.
  • This new regulation will present a real dilemma for small businesses.
  • Facing a real dilemma requires careful thought and often courage.
  • Is this a temporary problem or a real dilemma that requires a long-term solution?
  • She found herself in a real dilemma, with no easy way out.
  • The doctor was confronted with a real dilemma regarding the patient's experimental treatment.
  • It took weeks to solve the real dilemma of how to allocate the limited funding.
  • The study highlights a real dilemma in modern conservation efforts between human needs and wildlife preservation.