quagmire

That particular quagmire, however, hobbled and ultimately ended the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson and damaged US global standing for at least a decade.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

In the face of a financial quagmire, why not throw up a few glow sticks?

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

For all his backroom skill, Tojo did not include the U.S., or a quagmire in China, in his calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

That leaves the Southwest in a quagmire with uncertain repercussions while the river’s depleted reservoirs continue to decline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

Ron did very well until he reached the hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

He has expressed disdain for previous U.S. wars abroad that have devolved into quagmires, promising that the country wouldn’t get bogged down in such conflicts under his leadership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

Each week, I extract quite a few homeowners from wretched remodeling or homebuilding quagmires via phone or video call.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

Dealing with talent egos and political quagmires requires the kind of finesse at which Iger excelled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

Millet says those impulses inevitably lead back to the quagmires of self-projection, narcissism, fantasies of ego.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022

The marshes were bewildering and treacherous, and there was no permanent trail even for Rangers to find through their shifting quagmires.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien