quagmire

Example Sentences

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Proposals, multiple points long, are being mooted by mediators racing to find a way out of this deepening quagmire.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s pick to replace Powell, is currently stuck in a Senate quagmire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 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

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

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