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plight

[ US /ˈpɫaɪt/ ]
[ UK /plˈa‍ɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. promise solemnly and formally
    I pledge that I will honor my wife
  2. give to in marriage
NOUN
  1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
    the woeful plight of homeless people
    finds himself in a most awkward predicament
  2. a solemn pledge of fidelity
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How To Use plight In A Sentence

  • The striker was criticised by fans after voicing concerns about the club 's financial plight. The Sun
  • The lightship has had uplighters added to its fore and aft masts with lighting units added around its deck and jetty.
  • If we don't save the rich people today they might be extinct tomorrow just like the dinosaurs. * shedding a fake tear for the plight of the rich* knixphan Says: Think Progress
  • The term Great Depression was a perfect fit in the 1930s; nobody has coined a phrase to properly describe our current plight. Dispatch.com: RSS
  • Possibly one of the most compassionate pieces of music ever made, it asks us, no, arranges that we see the plight of what I'll be brutal and call a lovelorn drag queen with such intense empathy that when the singer hurts him, we do too. Archive 2009-02-01
  • The world will be no less confrontational just because of its economic plight; in all probability it will be more so. Times, Sunday Times
  • What is the cure for the plight of the homeless?
  • The state of the health services and the plight of many of our old people are just two reasons why we cannot afford to squander money on another stadium.
  • My sister, indolent and unimaginative as she was, had visions of endless touch-typing speed trials supervised by austere women under flickering striplights.
  • One can't help feeling sympathy with his plight, and admiration for the way he meets his end.
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