quagmire

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

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also said that "wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will... create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years".

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Even when pressed on the potential impact of a "quagmire" scenario in the Gulf that would curtail oil and jet fuel exports for several more months, executives did not appear overly alarmed.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

County officials say they are aware of the quagmire facing these residents, yet they have no timeline for — or guarantee of — a resolution on the issue.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Once I ran into a flat piece of bottom land, and what seemed solid earth by the light of the moon was a marshy quagmire.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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

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 dikes that form the paths around the ponds are dirt and grass, not paved, which means a summer thunderstorm can turn them into quagmires.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2021

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