How to use "dilemma" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "dilemma" in popular movie and book plots

  • John now has a moral and financial dilemma – disappoint his fiancée or disappoint his niece and ruin her chance at escaping poverty.  - Stealing Harvard
  • Several children remain trapped in the blaze, and Krishna gets faced with the dilemma of saving the children without revealing his abilities.  - Krrish
  • Jimmy faces a dilemma because he begins to experience random erections.  - Erection Day
  • This dilemma only worsens as the conflict with the Grassland clans increases.  - Suikoden III
  • However, his dilemma is worsened when he imagines his family blaming him for everything if he apologized for ruining Thanksgiving.  - Bart vs. Thanksgiving
  • During a dilemma similar to Tashi's, Dondup manages to hitch a ride to Thimphu.  - Travellers and Magicians
  • John finds himself in an ethical dilemma since his persona is inspirational to countless people.  - Hero (1992 film)
  • At the games itself Asterix and the Roman athletes are beaten at every turn by the Greeks, causing a dilemma to the Olympic officials.  - Asterix at the Olympic Games
  • Bayes, Johnson, and Smith talk about this dilemma as if it were a real struggle.  - The Rehearsal (play)
  • Most episodes centre on a dilemma for Gary caused by his dual life, often having to choose between letting Yvonne or Phoebe down.  - Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)
  • Returning to the Presidential Palace, Sonic hears all about the ice cap dilemma from a conversation between the President and Knuckles.  - Sonic the Hedgehog (OVA)
  • He cannot solve this dilemma by murdering Meredith, because she is accompanied by her family.  - The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)
  • Flory's dilemma seems to be answered when Elizabeth Lackersteen, the orphaned niece of Mr Lackersteen, the local timber firm manager, arrives.  - Burmese Days
  • Ripley acknowledges his role in Trevanny's dilemma and promises to shepherd him through the ordeal.  - Ripley's Game
  • On the bridge, the captain and first officer are faced with a dilemma posed by the ship's engines.  - Judgment Night (The Twilight Zone)
  • Roland burns Walter's jawbone and the key to his and Jake's dilemma is revealed—but to Eddie Dean, not Roland.  - The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands

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