Plight
imp. & p. p. of Plight, to pledge.
imp. & p. p. of Pluck.
To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.
A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment.
That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or pledged; security; a gage; a pledge.
Condition; state; -- risk, or exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless plight.
To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to property or goods.
To promise; to engage; to betroth.
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Plight Quotations
If God had wanted us to be concerned for the plight of the toads, he would have made them cute and furry.
Dave Barry
There also is the plight that comes from natural disasters; these natural disasters could be alleviated or dealt with; we only need some time to do it.
Bhumibol Adulyadej
LA can be a very open and accepting creative environment. But it is important, because there is this odd separation here, it is important to make your kids mindful of other people and other people's plight.
Ryan Phillippe
The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.
Tim Bishop
The time has come to end the suffering and the plight of millions of Palestine refugees in the homeland and the Diaspora, to end their displacement and to realize their rights, some of them forced to take refuge more than once in different places of the world.
Mahmoud Abbas
It's not very hip to consider the plight of single women who yearn for something so old-fashioned as men.
Suzanne Fields
In Hanover Park they highlighted the terrible plight of backyard dwellers and the fact that year after year nothing has been done to help you: the hope and despair you all live with every day.
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
The Israelis have suffered a great deal, we must condemn suicide bombers, and we must never say that the plight of the Palestinians justifies this terrible thing.
George Carey
Ray Charles' revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was.
Diane Watson
Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.
Paul Samuelson
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