NOUN
- (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
How To Use Charybdis In A Sentence
- There's a Scylla and a Charybdis in interchurch discussions, as in so many other kinds of discussions. Archive 2007-02-01
- The student must be left to steer his own course between this Scylla and Charybdis.
- The Argo slipped through Scylla and Charybdis, guarded by nymphs.
- This example demonstrates the two main dangers, the Scylla and Charybdis . Between which we must steer to gain innovations for art.
- Admit it - that reference to Scylla and Charybdis took yoU aback. A MEANS TO EVIL
- This design job is best thought of in a model-building context in which the validity of rank and the inherent tendency to abuse it are both recognized, and it is everyone's job to steer the ship of state between the six-headed monster of "Scylla" (wimpy ranklessness) and the whirlpool of "Charybdis" (self-aggrandizing rank). Robert Fuller: Bridging Left and Right: A Foundation for Transpartisan Politics
- Ajax was as helpless as Odysseus " craft ever was, drifting between Scylla and Charybdis, hoping against hope. SPLITTING
- Cars crept down Ninth Street, navigating between the stalls and debris like an urban Scylla and Charybdis. RUNNING FROM THE LAW
- Ajax was as helpless as Odysseus" craft ever was, drifting between Scylla and Charybdis, hoping against hope. SPLITTING
- Ajax was as helpless as Odysseus" craft ever was, drifting between Scylla and Charybdis, hoping against hope. SPLITTING