quagmire

Example Sentences

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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

Meanwhile, the war in Iraq came to seem closer to a quagmire than he had predicted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

In a letter co-signed by nearly 2,500 business and trade organizations and sent to top congressional leaders, the group warned that such a policy would be a bureaucratic quagmire.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2025

Gill Pyrah, 70, said she was unable to move after "sinking" in a quagmire while walking her dog, Luna, on Lincoln's South Common.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

"I am glorious still! Do you not know who raised humanity out of the quagmire of the Dark Ages?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda