How to Use dilemma in a Sentence

dilemma

noun

• I don't know what to do; it's a real dilemma.
• The country's decision to go to war has caused a major dilemma for its allies.
• We're facing a terrible dilemma.
• What's a pampered 20-something to do when her rich fiancé goes on a business trip and comes back married to someone else? That's the dilemma facing Elle Medina in Nichols's delightfully silly, vivacious debut.
  — Publishers Weekly, 28 June 2004
• Those assurances are no longer working, and there’s the dilemma.
  — Christina Newland, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
• Weaker-than-expected oil demand is the main culprit in this dilemma.
  — Dan Eberhart, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
• But for these same party elites, Trump’s weakness also poses a dilemma.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
• There’s not that much difference in the dilemma faced by Robin Hood and William Tell.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024
• And the Bike+ epitomizes Peloton’s mission—and its dilemma.
  — Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2023
• Joe Goldberg might've found the Eat the Rich Killer, but that doesn't mean his latest dilemma is coming to an end anytime soon.
  — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 15 Feb. 2023
• The episode highlighted a dilemma for Buttigieg’s party: The Democrats are led by an 80-year-old president with no clear successor.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Feb. 2023
• Consider the dilemma facing the owners of Found Oyster in East Hollywood.
  — Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023
• But that could change the longer the dilemma drags out.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 12 July 2023
• But the heart of that book is the heart-rending dilemma.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 6 Apr. 2018
• Snead and Breaux each present unique dilemmas for the Saints.
  — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 25 Feb. 2018
• They are faced with a dilemma: save the world or save their skin?
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022
• But the dilemma was that Clayster was still playing well through the drought.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2020
• But there’s a poignance — and maybe a special dilemma — to that.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 May 2022
• No longer was there a dilemma about what to do with the little sprout.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Oct. 2021
• Like, what are the numbers about versus the dilemma Mark is in.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2022
• That meant the Raiders got the ball back with a curious dilemma.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2022
• So the Jets would face a dilemma with the second overall pick.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2020
• At the crux of the game: a moral dilemma in which players must choose between good and evil.
  — Lauren Warnecke, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
• Answer: This is a dilemma that’s as old as time – to help a friend, or not?
  — Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 12 Mar. 2024
• My dilemma is this: Both of my cousins have expressed racist views and used racial slurs in the past.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
• For many of us, that’s the central dilemma of the pandemic.
  — Eva Holland, Wired, 11 Feb. 2021
• Hayes is far from the only dilemma the next DA will face.
  — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 20 Nov. 2020
• And would-be wine tasters have to grapple with our own dilemma.
  — Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 24 June 2020
• Some researchers think there’s a smart way out of this dilemma.
  — Matt Reynolds, Wired, 16 Nov. 2021
• Quite a dilemma for the little snots who attend and teach there!
  — Fox News, 30 June 2020

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024