quagmire

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

More broadly, the growing risk of a widening and drawn-out war threatens the American economy, raising warnings of stagflation, a quagmire of stagnant growth and high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

With a paucity of working capital and bank lending rates now exceeding 60%, both foreign and domestic firms are stuck in a quagmire.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

USC has found itself in a financial quagmire at an unsettled moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The quagmire of falsified and lost records for Syria's missing children means surviving mothers and fathers are left to hunt from one institution to the next for any information at all.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

Anyway, probably no one is thinking about an appropriately weighty yet catchy phrase to call our quagmire right now.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed