The phrase "a predicament that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a difficult, challenging, or unfortunate situation that someone is facing.
Example: "She found herself in a predicament that required immediate attention and careful consideration."
Alternatives: "a situation that" or "a dilemma that".
It's a predicament that hit Taylor Swift a month ago when a box containing hundreds of her unopened fan letters was found unceremoniously ditched in a Nashville dumpster.
It's a predicament that strikes me as an exaggerated version of Oates's own.
It's a predicament that can be especially problematic if you're not Michael Douglas or Woody Allen.
"We find a young man in a predicament that should never have happened.
An evident urge to show as many of them as possible produces a lot of overcrowded installations, a predicament that profits the masterpieces.
More unemployment means more state spending and less tax revenue, a predicament that is compounded by the economic slowdown in Europe.
However, it was more painful when I was at the peak of my career, ready to build a start-up company and then being stopped halfway by a physical predicament that led to using crutches for almost one year while going through tough sessions of physiotherapy.
Fu Guoyong, a prominent author on China's modern history, wrote in his blog: "This land and its people are trapped in a historical predicament that bears surprising resemblance to the situation 100 years ago".
Then, earlier this month, it was confirmed that he had to pay out $10.5 million£6.4.4 million) to the media giant, a legal predicament that has completely bankrupted him.
Then, earlier this month, it was confirmed that he had to pay out $10.5 million to the media giant, a legal predicament that has completely bankrupted him.
Some three dozen children are already on the waiting lists for these schools, an unusual predicament that has surprised parents, setting off outrage on playgrounds, at meetings and on the Internet.
