lesser of two evils

Noun

Meaning

lesser of two evils

(idiomatic) The more desirable of two bad alternatives.

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Examples

Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil. Jerry Garcia

I'm just deeply disappointed that once again we may have to settle for the lesser of two evils. Howard Dean

Politics: the art of convincing decent people to forget the lesser of two evils is also evil. Edward Snowden

...organized labor...rushes to support the party without demanding a turn away from corporatism toward workers' needs. This is the logic of the lesser of two evils. It tethers labor to a relentless slide deeper into the corporate power pits year after year. Ralph Nader

She did not admire him any more than she had. It was merely that she considered him the Lesser of two evils. Edgar Rice Burroughs

If indeed, as was later alleged, [Hitler] voiced support for the Social Democrats in preference to the Communists, it was presumably viewed as a choice of the lesser of two evils. Ian Kershaw

Close letter words and terms

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