How do you use Predicament in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like quandary or plight, plus the exact meaning.
Predicament meaning
- A definite class, state or condition.
- An unfortunate or trying position or condition.
- That which is predicated; a category.
Synonyms of Predicament
Using Predicament
- The main meaning on this page is: A definite class, state or condition. | An unfortunate or trying position or condition. | That which is predicated; a category.
- Useful related words include: quandary, plight, difficulty.
- In the example corpus, predicament often appears in combinations such as: current predicament, the predicament, their predicament.
Context around Predicament
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Predicament
- In this selection, "predicament" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, current, same, financial and amounts stand out and add context to how "predicament" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about their predicament and about their predicament and he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "predicament" sits close to words such as anglers, asbestos and bali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with predicament
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He also assured those in need that he understood their predicament. (11 words)
If lucky, it will take years for this predicament to come undone. (12 words)
As someone who was gifted in storytelling, I could easily relate to Sparrow’s predicament. (15 words)
He insisted that the current Palestinian predicament “amounts juridically to a situation of apartheid” — the Afrikaner term for the enforced legal segregation of South Africa’s Black majority by a white minority regime for most of the twentieth century. (39 words)
Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world, a predicament made more worrisome as the continent suffers a summer of devastating heat, wildfires and drought. (37 words)
In order for Hashem to defeat the power of Pharaoh and Mizrayim and take us out of our predicament, He had to both overthrow the audacity of Pharaoh and elevate the spiritual sanctity of Israel at once. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
As someone who was gifted in storytelling, I could easily relate to Sparrow’s predicament.
But you may recall that Fury, alongside Captain America and other Marvel heroes, once found themselves in this same predicament.
Complaining about the Vikings' offense, offensive injuries and quarterback uncertainty is a legitimate response to their current predicament.
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile noted that Biden has not yet officially declared himself a candidate for the 2024 election and did not need to comment on Trump's predicament.
Do you save some of this extra bounty or do you just use it and put yourself back into the same problem next year?” he said, describing the agency’s predicament.
Dyche’s preparations for the season were defined by the club’s financial predicament and even after the campaign began he lost Alex Iwobi, Neal Maupay, Tom Cannon and Demarai Gray from his squad.
Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world, a predicament made more worrisome as the continent suffers a summer of devastating heat, wildfires and drought.
Former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti this week said that former President Donald Trump is now in an "unusual" and "very dangerous" legal predicament.
Furthermore, the company failed to directly address Microsoft's integration of ChatGPT into Bing search, announced just the day before, highlighting Google's current predicament.
Given the technical predicament, the path of least resistance looks to be lower for the dollar as markets are just waiting for the next big data to authenticate their current bias.
He also assured those in need that he understood their predicament.
He connected with people who desperately wanted to know that someone cared about their predicament, and he shamed this clown car administration into finally at least going through the motions.
He gave this peculiar take on the UK’s predicament after figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the country’s economy stagnated in the third quarter.
He insisted that the current Palestinian predicament “amounts juridically to a situation of apartheid” — the Afrikaner term for the enforced legal segregation of South Africa’s Black majority by a white minority regime for most of the twentieth century.
However, after a mystical work trip ends with a pair swapping bodies for an hour each day, Dojin and Jooahn are forced to cooperate, putting their differences aside to keep the predicament a secret.
If I've ever seen in my 62 years of life a more impossible situation and predicament with no path out that's not total a total hellish scenario then I certainly don't remember it.
If lucky, it will take years for this predicament to come undone.
In order for Hashem to defeat the power of Pharaoh and Mizrayim and take us out of our predicament, He had to both overthrow the audacity of Pharaoh and elevate the spiritual sanctity of Israel at once.
It isn’t until Jughead is visited by Tabitha Tate (Erinn Westbrook)—Riverdale’s Guardian Angel—that he learns the cosmic truth about their predicament.
Lessard-Blais says Raymond's predicament was a driving force behind the ban on short-term rentals in the borough.
Common combinations with predicament
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- current predicament 23×
- the predicament 20×
- their predicament 15×
- this predicament 14×
- predicament is 13×
- predicament and 12×
- his predicament 12×
- her predicament 11×
- predicament of 9×
- predicament with 7×