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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

  1. 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. 
  2. anything that puzzles.

Origin of conundrum 1590-1600

Source: Dictionary.com

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10 Comments

  1. Katrin

    It is a conundrum … she has successfully finished her PhD studies but she cannot find a job.

  2. Amy Estrada

    Perfect sentence Katrin, let’s hope it’s not true!

  3. azim

    It is a fact in my country (Iran) that lot of PHD student cannot find a job. It isn,t a conundrum.

  4. Nia

    Although Jessica had been convicted, for some people the case is still an unresolved conundrum.

  5. Nairim

    What is in the middle of Paris?

  6. Amy Estrada

    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.

  7. Amy Estrada

    Very nice Nia.

  8. Amy Estrada

    Nairim, please use the word “conundrum” in your sentence.

  9. Nairim

    The guy could not guess the conundrum

  10. Amy Estrada

    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.

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