plight in the PONS Dictionary

plight Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in a dreadful/sad/sorry plight
biti u užasnom/žalosnom stanju/nezavidnom položaju

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Their plight, publicised after the shipwreck, was a "cause clbre" of the nation.
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The goal was to show the terrible plight of the slaves.
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Drawn to their plight, she began to provide education for these refugees, placing them in local schools, as well as food and housing.
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He is depicted as a respected scientist desperate to save his family from an unknown plight.
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All attempts to get him on his feet failed, and his plight became a major international news story.
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It was published in 2006 and is woven around the plight of farmers.
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She wept by the window and told an old woman her plight.
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He described the plight of his country which had just emerged from civil war.
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She grows bitter towards him as a result, and refocuses herself on the plight of her son.
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Both depict the plight of tenant farmers under vicious exploitation by landlords.
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