Synonym: complication, difficulty, dilemma, muddle, pinch, predicament. Similar words: highlight, light, slight, flight, light up, delight, lightly, slightly. Meaning: [plaɪt] 
n. 1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one 2. a solemn pledge of fidelity. v. 1. give to in marriage 2. promise solemnly and formally.
n. 1. a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one 2. a solemn pledge of fidelity. v. 1. give to in marriage 2. promise solemnly and formally. 
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91. The Republican contender said he never understood the plight of the handicapped before he was injured.
92. Is the Court deaf, dumb and blind to the plight of its hard-working employees?
93. They forgot Mary, forgot everything except their own perilous plight.
94. The plight of Gerald McClellan struck a chord in Jones.
95. The government is still being accused of being inattentive to the plight of the Health Service.
96. According to one theory, held by some psychiatrists, patients may find doctors increasingly unsympathetic to their plight.
97. Perhaps the most interesting response to the plight of modern conservatism comes from the cultural reformers.
98. Her plight touched the hearts of people around the world who raised ￡650,000 for her to undergo surgery in Pennsylvania.
99. He was handed a microphone, but with an irony that summarised Labour's plight, it failed to work.
100. The copyright disputes were brought to public attention when the Register ran a story detailing Mr Millington's plight.
101. The main reason why pensioners are in this plight is the Tory Government's decision in 1980.
102. But the Bruins seemed to accept their plight, rather than challenge it, and that may have most distressed Harrick.
103. The plight of some 600 detainees acknowledged by the authorities was also giving cause for concern.
104. There are better ways to highlight the plight of the homeless.
105. The joker exaggerated Lilley's plight, but gave an indication of a dilemma he was about to face on the hustings.
106. In the beginning, the linguistic plight of the Negro slave was deliberate policy.
107. Realizing that her plight was hopeless, Echo fled from the wood, tears pouring down her cheeks.
108. She has offered her plight as an example of what is happening to many small producers.
109. Roy was sympathetic to her plight and offered to help her look for her daughter.
110. But, despite growing international recognition of the plight of elephants on general, the wider problems of their conservation remain.
111. Does he think that he is helping our farmers in their genuine plight by highlighting such diseases in this debate?
112. A new report exposes the plight of skilled nurses, who work long hours for very low rates of pay.
113. Her mentor, Jim Teyechea, pushed Nogales' plight into the national spotlight, before he died of bone marrow cancer.
114. They have agreed to look into the pensioner's plight as a matter of urgency if Miss Early gets in touch.
115. The truth is that upon listening to the final confession of a villager, Monsieur Vincent realized the plight of the peasants.
116. This new reality helped engender a more sensitive ecclesial approach to the plight of Catholics in broken marriages.
117. The government's bungling attempts to help have only worsened the refugees' plight.
118. I had not realised that one innocent man's plight could arouse such blood lust. Sentencedict.com
119. Given the 163 extensive publicity, few could fail to be moved by the plight of polio victims.
120. It's hard not to sympathize with the plight of single parents in today's world.