Sentence examples for predicaments by from inspiring English sources

He is almost uniquely insulated from the junkie's predicaments by layers of money, attorneys, and privilege.

DeWitt seems to be fond of rescuing his characters from dire predicaments by means of convenient expedients, like gunmen falling out of trees, but is this parody or laziness?

It is admittedly not easy to deal with Nicolas Sarkozy – a volatile grandstander facing a difficult election within months and desperate to divert attention from his own failures and predicaments by abusing the ros beefs.

Students will read work that challenges these familiar contours, including selections from Halls of Fame by John D'Agata, Don't Let Me Be Lonely by Claudia Rankine, Plainwater by Anne Carson, Letters to Wendy by Joe Wenderoth, The Body and One Love Affair by Jenny Boully, Roland Barthes by Roland Barthes, Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje, Neck Deep and Other Predicaments by Ander Monson.

Elaine is consistently kidnapped by LeChuck, prompting Guybrush to attempt a rescue, although Elaine is usually more than capable of escaping predicaments by herself.

Sonoma County's Homeless Court is helping homeless people facing such predicaments by hearing their cases and doling out alternative "fines" such as community service, the new organization wrote in a statement.

He attempted to get out of his predicament by violence.

Henderson seems shocked by his own predicament, by the riddle of age.

They eventually tried to release themselves from their predicament by detonating a derelict hydrogen bomb.

Sworn to secrecy about Lee's predicament by Steiner, Bernard moved to Colorado Springs and restarted her training.

LAST month, when Mr. Braxton told me about his predicament by telephone, he sounded cornered.