plight in English

noun
1
a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.
we must direct our efforts toward relieving the plight of children living in poverty
verb
1
pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty).
Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘ plighting the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.

Use "plight" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "plight" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "plight", or refer to the context using the word "plight" in the English Dictionary.

1. Was Jehovah indifferent to their plight?

2. Their plight aroused considerable public sympathy.

3. Alexander is in a miserable plight.

4. The woman's plight engaged our sympathy.

5. They were extremely sympathetic to my plight.

6. We were deeply moved by her plight.

7. She too had prayed about her plight.

8. Jerry explained the worrisome plight of Pricilla.

9. They bore their plight with stoicism and fortitude.

10. They were extremely sympathetic to my plight. Sentencedict.com

11. The plight of the Kurds gained global visibility.

12. Jesus fully understood the plight of the oppressed.

13. The plight of the refugees arouses our compassion.

14. He displayed a willful ignorance of their plight.

15. She was touched by the plight of the refugees.

16. His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.

17. He understood the woman’s plight and sensed her anguish.

18. The plight of the famine victims commands everyone's sympathy.

19. The plight of the refugees really wrung my heart.

20. She must stop it, tell about Joe's terrible plight.

21. They forgot Mary, forgot everything except their own perilous plight.

22. Politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed.

23. She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.

24. What is the cure for the plight of the homeless?

25. We should all consider the plight of the less fortunate.

26. He had written sympathetically about the plight of the Kurds.

27. Her plight has touched the hearts of people around the world.

28. The plight of starving people is too awful to think about.

29. The plight of the refugees had tugged at the nation's heart.

30. He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed.

31. The plight of Bondholders has also received considerable attention in the popular

32. Joseph Smith was deeply concerned about the plight of the Missouri Saints.

33. The first part of the play deals with the plight of Andromache.

34. The government's bungling attempts to help have only worsened the refugees' plight.

35. 17 At first, the people of Judah were in a desperate plight.

36. 2 They flew to Europe to publicize the plight of the refugees.

37. "Into the mire!"more words: quagmire, admire, Bemiresynonyms: mess, difficulty, plight, …

38. The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.

39. To truly understand the plight of the Jets, consider this slice of trivia.

40. The visit helped to focus world attention on the plight of the refugees.

41. The love without solace is very miserable ; the plight without family love insufferable.

42. In a spirit of discontent, though, they exaggerated their plight and began to murmur.

43. If no one else could fully understand her plight, her Father in heaven could.

44. 9 The visit helped to focus world attention on the plight of the refugees.

45. The Government seems to be closing its eyes to the plight of the unemployed.

46. In his speech, he dwelt on the plight of the sick and the hungry.

47. Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless.

48. I tend to doubt he's gonna have a lot of sympathy for our plight.

49. 15 The crew were in a sorry plight by the time they reached shore.

50. Other conglomerates, particularly those looking for synergy, should be depressed by their mentor's plight.