quagmire
Example Sentences
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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
By my count, the last time was 2003 and the U.S. was embroiled in a Middle East quagmire.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 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
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
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