Plight in a sentence as a noun

To be fair, the plight of the Lisp developer has come a long way since those dark days.

I think he may have felt that MIT would eventually come to their senses and have some compassion for his plight.

I find it intriguing that the developers first targeted were very quick to publicize their plight and then went dark after being sued.

I sympathise with the developers plight and this is a reason why I haven't wanted to get into App development.

For example, gay marriage is slowly becoming a reality because over the last 20 years gays have opened people's eyes to their plight.

Plight in a sentence as a verb

Serious question: Why do so many people empathise with McAfee's plight?From where I stand he looks like wealthy man who lost direction, turned to ***** and likely killed a man.

As a member of Generation Y, it is hard to have much sympathy for the "plight" of GenY compared to pretty much any other generation in world history.

I understand and can sympathize with the plight of folks who feel that they are becoming economically marginalized in the region, because in many ways it is really happening.

Fighting against the overreaching arm of the US Govt in secret courts for the last 6 years, without any potential for publicizing their plight exemplifies Yahoo's true stance on user privacy.

Plight definitions

noun

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people"

See also: predicament quandary

noun

a solemn pledge of fidelity

See also: troth

verb

give to in marriage

See also: betroth engage affiance

verb

promise solemnly and formally; "I pledge that I will honor my wife"

See also: pledge