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How to use plight in a sentence

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One of Cumbria's most famous sons is highlighting the plight of the region's threatened farmland birds.
But behind the latest official displays of concern lie the same indifference for the plight of the Asian masses.
It will be the first time the heavily indebted company has acknowledged the regulatory concerns over its financial plight.
The budget on Thursday will come amid a week of reminders of the nation's fiscal plight.
The plight of Mountain Rivera is a common tragedy, repeated in familiar ways time and time again.
The smokers in the room were most appreciative of her cognisance of their plight!
What kind of message is that to our children about the plight of the differently abled?
Simm plays a human rights researcher investigating the plight of women being trafficked through Europe.
I am also aware of the plight of some of the people in the position she is talking about.
He is trying to raise public awareness about her plight in order to win some state-sanctioned clemency, but it might be too late.
You are drawn to the plight of the bird in the air pump, the sad and frightened girls and the wild eyes of the quack scientist.
Where's the understanding or sympathy for the desperate plight of other humans beings, and the willingness to put ourselves in their place?
The climb to the top of the 450 ft sea stack was to raise money and awareness of the plight facing patients with kidney problems.
The Minister has shown absolute disregard and displayed total indifference to the plight of people living in this area.
Firefighters are urging people interested in their plight to call at the station and express an interest.
People travel on false passports and do all the things he disparages because of the plight they are in.
The plight of many asylum-seekers, their desperation and their statelessness, has in the past been summed up by their lack of documentation.
This quixotic politician became obsessed with the plight of Afghanistan, the Afghan people, and with taking the fight to the Soviets directly.
For a man with nationalist sympathies, he clearly shed few tears for the Prime Minister's plight.
One can't help feeling sympathy with his plight, and admiration for the way he meets his end.
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Examples from Classical Literature
We were unfortunately on the far side of the river from Abadan, and consequently our plight would not be observed from the works.
He was in the same plight as the manufacturer who has to adulterate and misrepresent his product.
I can assure you that the plight of the downtrodden workers will be alleviated.
And she was very glad also that he did not deign to asseverate that he had been ignorant of his half-sister's plight.
Sorry indeed would be anyone's plight who should encounter you in this black humor.
Sorry indeed would be any one's plight who should encounter you in this black humor.
Sella, minister of finance, notwithstanding the sorry plight of the Italian exchequer, readily granted the means for the reform.
He did not at first envisage his own plight in definite and comprehensible terms.
And is not the half-baked designer in as sorry a plight as the half-baked artist of any kind?
You see me in the plight in which I came out of the packet within this half-hour.
If I am thy fish, I will never deceive thee nor do aught to displease thee, and hereto I plight thee my troth.
He was found in Hyrcania, in a miserable dress and plight, living on the produce of his bow.
I laughed, although it was no laughing matter, at the plight the liquidator was now in.
We will stick to De Quincey's definition, and for heaven's sake, my dear fellow, do get Lynwood out of that awful plight!
I said nought to him, for I trow thou wouldst not have him know thy plight!
Deck was studying up some way to extricate the wagons from their miry plight.
He had one hand still upon her arm, and he was laughing openly at her plight.
As to the children of Lir, miserable was their abode and evil their plight on the Sea of moyle.
Later the night yardmaster, a jovial German, came in and learned of my plight.
And let us not forget the plight of Serbia and Montenegro, the complete agony of Roumania.
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