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Vocabulary Entry
quagmire
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A difficult, precarious, or entrapping position; a situation from which it is hard to escape.
Example Sentences
"After the scandal broke, the politician found himself in a quagmire."
"The company was in a financial quagmire and needed restructuring."
"Trying to balance work and family can sometimes feel like a quagmire."
V
verb
To cause to sink or become stuck, often used metaphorically.
Example Sentences
"The project was quagmired in bureaucracy for months."
"He felt quagmired by his endless responsibilities."
"They were quagmired in legal disputes that slowed progress."