Plight in a sentence

Understanding the plight of women, like the plight of enslaved Blacks, they were considered their husbands’ property.

The covers are not being pulled far enough back to expose the life and death plight of incarcerated people, which speaks to the larger plight of vulnerable people in the United States.

Speaking on the plight of widows, the Minister who is also a widow lamented that harmful traditional practices in some parts of the country have compounded the plight of widows.

His mission was to redeem, or rescue, humanity from its own plight, a plight created by willful sin, voluntary rejection of God, and by powers beyond any human’s control.

Adding to her plight, she said that after she was hit by the car in front of the hospital, she "was in such shock" and didn't think about suing because "I'm Australian," that she didn't get the driver's information.

After repeated rejections of various pleas by different Kashmiri Pandit outfits and individuals concerning the forced exodus from the valley, the Supreme Court finally made a mention of their plight.

American musician Gill Scott Heron released a song in 1970 called Whitey’s On the Moon, which contrasted the plight of black Americans with the exploits of those sent to space.

An American imprisoned in Iran for seven years launched a hunger strike Monday to protest his “soul crushing” plight and that of other Americans held in Iran, appealing to President Joe Biden to take action to secure their release.

Apart from highlighting the plight of immigrants, it dives deep into themes of Catholicism and gambling.

Aside from what workers called unsafe conditions, employees said their weekly pay is not enough to make ends meet, a common plight of minimum-wage workers across the country.

As the first ever woman to serve three terms in the Nigerian Senate, she holds a unique position in history to ensure that public administration across the government is infused with compassion and empathy for the plight of the people.

A street vendor’s plight highlights violations that Washington would prefer to ignore.

Britain's loneliest sheep has been rescued from a remote shore near Sutherland after her plight was highlighted by a Brora animal lover.

But the farmers' plight in New York is directly tied to the bumpy launch of the state's recreational pot market.

Chargers' Austin Ekeler on plight of running backs: 'We're not just numbers on a page'aol.

Consider this: if teachers are worried about spending a few hours in these schools, imagine the plight of the children who come from homes with even more deficiencies, overcrowding, and issues that persist 24/7.

Dear Home Safe: When/if those twentysomethings have children, they’ll be much more concerned with the plight of a stranded parent.

Derbyshire Live featured the plight of Neptune pub landlord Steve Kirk, who was having trouble getting beer delivered for the regulars who still find their way through the maze of barriers to his pub on The Spot.

Diane will shed her normal tears and lament Jack’s plight.

Elizabeth Lee said the government “can no longer ignore the plight of thousands of Canberrans”.