Write a sentence using the word conundrum in the comments. Practicing new words in sentences will help you remember them, and it allows me to see if your usage and understanding of the word is correct. If you are not sure, guess! Guessing about how to use new vocabulary also helps make it stick. I will provide correction and feedback for your sentence.
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conundrum /kəˈnʌn drəm/
noun
- a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.
- anything that puzzles.
Origin of conundrum 1590-1600
Source: Dictionary.com
It is a conundrum … she has successfully finished her PhD studies but she cannot find a job.
Perfect sentence Katrin, let’s hope it’s not true!
It is a fact in my country (Iran) that lot of PHD student cannot find a job. It isn,t a conundrum.
Although Jessica had been convicted, for some people the case is still an unresolved conundrum.
What is in the middle of Paris?
Good Azim. However if the PhD students cannot find jobs, we would say it like this:
It is a fact in my country (Iran) that a lot of PhD students cannot find jobs. It is a conundrum.
Very nice Nia.
Nairim, please use the word “conundrum” in your sentence.
The guy could not guess the conundrum
Nairim, this isn’t how we normally use this word. But it is grammatically correct. Just make sure you put a period at the end of the sentence.