CONUNDRUM in a Sentence

Learn CONUNDRUM from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for CONUNDRUM, such as:

1. I believe the theme of this incomprehensible conundrum was the moon.
2. For this reason, the best way out of this conundrum is a political compromise.
3. This little conundrum came by the first post, and he was to follow by the next train.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONUNDRUM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
conundrum
 n.  riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
Classic Sentence:
1  I believe the theme of this incomprehensible conundrum was the moon.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33. BLISSFUL
2  This little conundrum came by the first post, and he was to follow by the next train.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
3  A sandwich and a cup of coffee, and then off to violin-land, where all is sweetness and delicacy and harmony, and there are no red-headed clients to vex us with their conundrums.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
Example Sentence:
1  For this reason, the best way out of this conundrum is a political compromise.